{"id":1859,"date":"2013-06-30T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T20:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2023-08-07T18:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T22:24:32","slug":"59-a-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/?p=1859","title":{"rendered":"59. A Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4503\" src=\"https:\/\/lawcomic.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/pt03pg59-1.png\" alt=\"The most common type of police stop is the traffic stop. The same principles are at play: the police need reasonable suspicion to detain you, and they can frisk for weapons if they have reason to believe you are armed and dangerous. Applying these principles to cars can be a little more complicated. Pretext stops are fine. 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