Cop Wins RCMP Settlement After Highway Search

The RCMP told Laing he was suspected for being under the influence of drugs inorder to have the RPGs to search his car. That is not unusual but would have to be proven in court if charges resulted from the search.. The States have similar laws but must prove the Reasonable & Probable grounds before the resulting charges are even considered. ie:A body in the trunk can't be used as evidence if there were no grounds to search the car.
Exchange of police officers internationaly is not uncommon. I for one had been loaned to other forces as a police officer. Members of these exchanges DO NOT have authority in the foreign country. The exchange is for training purposes and interchange of ideas. The RCMP blew it in Laing's case. They allowed the visiting American Police officer to partake, where as he should only have been an observer. "The search" did not result in further charges and consequently there was not reasonable and probable grounds to do so. The fact they released Laing, further proves that point. Laing as a police officer, knew this. For what ever reason, he made it an issue. Members of the VCPD had in the past, requested NHB PD/Canada Ports Police to search vehicles on the waterfront. Vehicles and people were subject to search on National Harbours Board Properties as they fell under the acts pertaining. If suspects and their vehicles were observed entering the properties, the police force there was alerted. As I stated earlier, Laing had reasons for objecting publicly. Perhaps he didn't like the shoe being on the other foot.

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>>"We have different freedoms than they have," Laing says. "You don't want to mesh too much. You don't want your police meshing to the point where we start taking on other police jurisdictions' policies."<<

Sovereignty!



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