Assignment:
In Terry v. Ohio,See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), the Supreme Court dealt with the issue of investigative detentions and limited searches; that is, allowing the police to stop, detain and engage in a limited search of a person with no probable cause to do so.
Take a few moments to look up the Terry v. Ohio case see:Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968). What did the court say? What rule did they come up with? What are the key requirements?
Should the Court have allowed these stops in order to find evidence of crimes?
What are the long-term consequences of allowing this type of action and is the price worth it? Why or why not?
Are there any real life events that come to mind on point? Are there any cases other than Terry v. Ohio on point?
How does NYC's 'Stop and Frisk' policy under Bloomberg relate to all of this?