{"id":1798,"date":"2013-05-31T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T00:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2023-08-07T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:18:29","slug":"44-reasonable-suspicion-probable-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=1798","title":{"rendered":"44. Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4460\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pt03pg44-1.png\" alt=\"Before the police can arrest you, they need probable cause. It has to be more likely than not that you have committed a crime. If the police only want to stop you, they need reasonable suspicion, which means they think you're up to no good, and they have facts to back up that suspicion. It cannot be a gut instinct. Mere contact with a police officer doesn't count as a seizure for Fourth Amendment purposes. 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