yes cannabis cautions are only accessible by the police, however this can still be a nuisance as any police stop now involves a car search or strict interrogation
I hate that the xmas season for me is dry in a sense. Usually plenty of bud around as long as you've stocked up. I really prefer bush over hydro but if u dont know a grower or a good supplier its hard to find. Been 3 days now and my dreams last night were just plain odd... withdrawals suck!
Pretty wrong that previous offences are now "reasonable grounds" to search your car every time they pull you over.
Police can search you, your car, bag or belongings if:
police ‘reasonably suspect’ that you have something stolen or unlawfully obtained, or something used or about to be used in a crime;
http://www.criminallaw.com.au/rights_when_approached_by_police
in other words they can make up any old shit in order to have "reasonable grounds". yes, those are your "rights" but they can be twisted in any number of ways. cops know the tricks, it's how they operate.
more and more the balance is tipped in their favour in this country.
in other words they can make up any old shit in order to have "reasonable grounds". yes, those are your "rights" but they can be twisted in any number of ways. cops know the tricks, it's how they operate.
more and more the balance is tipped in their favour in this country.
Don't forget now in Victoria the police can designate areas for random weapon searches - then they can search anyone and everyone with no "reasonable grounds" requirement. Footscray Station is a popular spot for this...
thats what they would be telling people, but in truth no matter what state you live in or what train station your at, you have rights, and EVERYONE no matter who they are have to follow australia's laws.
the government will put out info that police can 'randomly search without any reasonable grounds' so most people just assume its lawful and will let the police do it without questioning them, and/or so it looks like they (the government/police) are getting tough on criminals and train stations are an easy way for police to quickly show a physical perscence.
i 90% of australians trust everything our government/media says & does cos we are 'western and democratic', and would be happy with the tough stance on criminals. "why would anyone need to worry unless they are hiding something?", well what is proposed is more suited to socialism and is totally against australias fundamental laws, thats why its more of a political stint than anything else.
if you said no, why did u pick me etc etc (again unless a dog reacted to you or you were showing the signs that police are taught) then a cop cannot just randomly search just cos your at a particular station