Harvester is correct.
However, a person doesn't want to try to play games with FOPA thinking they can circumvent what it says and is intended. As an example, someone from FL is on vacation, goes to Chicago for 2 weeks and will return to their home in FL. They are legal where they start in FL and they are legal when they return home to FL therefore they think they'll try to squeeze the law by saying everyplace in between they can legal transport. That's not the intent of FOPA. Their destination is Chicago, not FL. They would have to be legal where they are heading. Those are the kind of things that get people tricked up with the law, not because the law is tricky but because they think they're smart enough to trick the law and find out they aren't.
How (what wording) to refuse a consent search that wouldn't put more suspicion on someone with nothing to hide?
To use the words of Nancy Reagan "just say no." There's no need to try to be cute about it or think a person can double talk their way thru it. Just say no. It's when people think they can double talk it that they trick themselves up. Think about it. How many times does the average person deal with the law in a stressful situation in their lifetime. Probably none or extremely rare. Yet every time the LEO works they are dealing with people in the same type situations. You get so you can quickly pick up normal reactions and what's not normal. Just act normal.
Did you really read the articles or the topix forum in the six minutes from the time I posted to your post? I'm sorry if my sentence structure led you the FBI banned them, what I meant to write was that in addition to the FBI and ODS investigation they were banned.
Yeah I read it. You're second link doesn't go to any story. And I still didn't see where it had nothing to do with your story.
As far as "led you the FBI banned them" that's what you wrote. There was no leading. There was nothing in the story about the FBI. Even so, what's any of that have to do with your situation? I haven't seen a thing. You're trying to paint 1 dept with 1 situation as if it applies to everything they did.
Also the FBI doesnot investigate a local PD on the word of a couple of drunks or meth heads.
And you know what the FBI investigates or doesn't? Do you think every investigation is only started when someone rich and respectable complains? Sorry, but I've been involved with enough FBI investigations to know your assumption doesn't hold water either.
I'm trying to be calm about this, but personal attacks are just that personal.
Nothing personal but just don't try to embellish your story if you want it believed. First it's the FBI, now it's not. Links to a story about speeding tickets which in your story has nothing to do with speeding tickets. That's embellishment and trying to link your case with something unrelated.
And what's more, what does your tale of woe in Oklahoma have to do with IL?