Drivers' rights during a traffic stop in Texas - Laredo Morning Times
Watch the dash cam video footage of Bland’s arrest, and you wonder what rights drivers really have during a traffic stop. "The video of Sandra Bland's interaction with the DPS officer who pulled her over in Waller County raises serious concerns about whether her Fourth Amendment rights were violated. Of course, an officer has the legal authority to use force, if necessary, and to arrest someone who has broken the law, but that authority is not unlimited," Rebecca L. Robertson, legal & policy director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of... While Texas law enforcement officers can pull a driver over for the most minor violations, drivers do have certain basic rights. Source: www.lmtonline.com
