LAWYER: Drug Dog Searches: Are They Legal? (2025)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 янв 2025

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  • @datroof2262
    @datroof2262 2 года назад +32

    Here is a problem with drug dogs that I rarely see discussed (and note I have a PhD in Cognitive Psychology, which is relevant). I saw this on an episode of one of those police-ride-along shows. The cop says to the driver "This dog only has one job, to sniff out narcotics". My immediate thought was, bull! The dog has TWO jobs, and sniffing narcotics is the secondary, NOT primary job of the dog! What is the dog's primary job? To please the owner and get rewarded! Have you EVER seen a cop "reward" a dog that didn't alert? Never! Drug dogs get rewarded for one activity and one activity only - alerting on the vehicle. Dogs don't care (or know) if they correctly alerted or not and they sure get "rewarded" no matter if the alert was based on there actually BEING drugs in the vehicle. So realize that the drug dogs do not care if drugs are in the car, they care about being rewarded and they're only rewarded upon alerting. So what does the dog learn? To alert. That's it.

    • @totallyjonesin
      @totallyjonesin Год назад

      Canine cops should not exist, period.

    • @ronnieitaquab1008
      @ronnieitaquab1008 9 месяцев назад

      There is many flaws in drug dogs because very few can prove that it works and they violate due process by not providing the dogs accuracy in court

  • @comedyhypno
    @comedyhypno 2 года назад +21

    Here is the reason why drug dogs are so inaccurate in the field: they are rewarded when they alert and not when they don’t. That is absolutely bad training and conditioning. This is a much bigger deal than the dog being tipped by their handler. Would really be great to see the courts step up in this area.

    • @justinjackson4073
      @justinjackson4073 2 года назад +3

      I had a drug dog go around my car twice and not so much as even perk up a little bit but then the cop slapped that toy on my hood and yanked the dogs chain making it yelp a little bit and said it alerted. That dog didn't alert he hurt that dog and called it reason to search. They didn't find anything because there never was anything but they improperly used the dog to violate my rights.

    • @comedyhypno
      @comedyhypno 2 года назад +1

      @@justinjackson4073 -- I hope you contact an attorney and explore all of your options.

    • @Rowgue51
      @Rowgue51 Год назад +3

      Even without those factors the dogs themselves are unreliable. This has been demonstrated in many studies that isolate those variables out of the testing, and the dogs still perform at a rate worse than someone simply making random guesses.

    • @ronnieitaquab1008
      @ronnieitaquab1008 9 месяцев назад +1

      When their wrong nobody is held accountable

  • @dreece2000
    @dreece2000 2 года назад +12

    Ugh, I went through a road block, and then the motivated cops made me get out with dogs already on the spot, the dog scratched the car, don’t know what the signal was, but I had to sit in police car for several hours while they tore my car up.

  • @darrellepickering8433
    @darrellepickering8433 Месяц назад +1

    I had a talk with our local sheriff recently about this. This county has a canine officer. A friend of mine was pulled over for a rolling stop by this LEO. It escalated b/c my friend made a comment about seeing the LEO do the same thing. You can guess what happened! Out came the dog & the whole thing was recorded by my friend as well as the LEO. My friend recorded the dog being 'cued' by the LEO & said that's all to the LEO. My buddy wound up tased with an obstruction charge. It went to court & was dismissed b/c my friend had been a paralegal in his earlier years. My friend recorded that LEO for a year catching him doing rolling stops, etc. That LEO caught on to this & went out of his way to stop him every time he could. It eventually got the LEO fired.

  • @northernbrother1258
    @northernbrother1258 Год назад +3

    The police also train dogs to "alert" on their secret command as an excuse to search you.

  • @Aluze
    @Aluze 2 года назад +23

    The dogs can be made to "alert" to everything or nothing. They're useful, I'm sure, but I feel half their job is to manufacture "probable cause" from thin air anytime they want to violate your rights

    • @kirbylee57
      @kirbylee57 2 года назад +6

      You're right, cops often play dirty. I was pulled over, and the dog was there in five minutes (small town). I was standing behind my truck, and they said the dog alerted in front of my truck. They found some syringes in a back pack, in the back of my truck along with another person legal papers, and a pair of boots three sizes smaller than what I wear, obviously not my mine. I was arrested anyway for possession of an instrament of crime and something else , forgot. Point is the dog couldnt hit on the front of my truck if something like a syringe was in the bed. They just said he did. They can do what they want, and do!

    • @gregoryharvey7632
      @gregoryharvey7632 2 года назад

      Why would a police Officer train a dog to falsely alert on a vehicle just to not find anything that’s pointless

    • @johna3607
      @johna3607 Год назад +2

      When they need, they just say
      "I smell marijuana" to get probable cause.

    • @johnnyblade6088
      @johnnyblade6088 Год назад

      @Kirby Exactly!

    • @Smellslikegelfling
      @Smellslikegelfling Год назад +1

      @@gregoryharvey7632 The point is that making the dog alert is a free ticket to searching anyone they please. They use the dog to get around your constitutional rights.

  • @tonygristina4860
    @tonygristina4860 Год назад +1

    The actual question of 'drug dogs' is its violation of the Sixth Amendment. You cannot confront a dog as a witness against you nor can you demand that the dog show its expertise in real time with a neutral handler not providing the dog with non-verbal clues to give a preferred response.

  • @jimmoravec1326
    @jimmoravec1326 2 года назад +7

    They can make up a reason to pull you over.
    Always record when your being pulled over.

  • @jesspeters1611
    @jesspeters1611 2 года назад +8

    They ALWAYS claim they smell mirajuana.

  • @briceyokem9236
    @briceyokem9236 Год назад +1

    One thing which is omitted here is, the Officer can interpret the dog's behavior, not matter how the dog acts, to mean narcotics are present.

  • @freethinker3161
    @freethinker3161 Год назад +6

    I think it's absolutely crazy that we let animals make Fourth Amendment decisions on the side of the road. It's unbelievable that this ever was legal. Imagine if I told you I have a penguin that can tell me if you're a good lawyer or not. Not to mention all the evidence that these dogs are not that good in uncontrolled environments. Hopefully one day the Supreme Court will take up the case because it's absolutely insane that if the human officers can't get in my car will get a dog to say whether or not they can.

  • @shivasirons6159
    @shivasirons6159 Год назад +2

    Ive kept a count, 1-67, ive seen 67 dog hits and only once was illegal contraband found! 4 th amendment? It was nice while it lasted!

  • @freethinker3161
    @freethinker3161 3 года назад +5

    Hey can you please cite the studies about the dogs. The one that had the 27% rate. I'm trying to look into them.

  • @batmandeltaforce
    @batmandeltaforce Год назад +3

    Demand to cross-examine the dog, on the stand:) “the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be confronted with the witnesses against him . . .” ...Sixth Amendment

  • @samuelemeryjiujitsu
    @samuelemeryjiujitsu Год назад

    The reward issue is the main issue. They dont get hyped up if they dont find something.

  • @Smellslikegelfling
    @Smellslikegelfling Год назад +1

    Police know about all of these laws of course, and they know how to create loop holes. Here's the real deal:
    They can fabricate any reason to give them cause to pull you over. "You crossed over a solid line" or "you changed lanes without a signal" are very common excuses. Even if you have a dash cam to prove them wrong in court, you are still out time and money to go through the system. And if they don't charge you with anything, very few people are going to have the money to sue police over a civil rights violation.
    Another thing police have started doing is setting up on the side of the highway with a K9 ready to go. They pull you over with a fabricated story about atraffic infraction, but they're not even there for traffic enforcement. They're part of a crime interdiction or drug interdiction unit. The K9 pulls in right behind them after they pull you over, and they will gleefully inform you that you're totally within your rights to refuse a search. They want you to refuse, because then they get to bring out another toy to practice with. And the dog will absolutely alert upon command.
    So now police have "legally" obtained probable cause to do a warrantless search of your vehicle. Even if you're totally innocent and have nothing illegal whatsoever, you will be detained on the side of the road for half an hour while they vandalize your vehicle looking for that juicy reward. And they do this to dozens of innocent people all day long until they get lucky and hit maybe one or two people with drugs or whatever.
    This is why drug dogs need to be outlawed.

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад

      Yes, this is the unfortunate truth!

  • @leswalker2639
    @leswalker2639 2 года назад +1

    We appreciate this great information with someone with authority other than the cops barking orders at us. Thank you so much for this video.

    • @fulghamlawfirm2254
      @fulghamlawfirm2254  2 года назад +1

      My pleasure!

    • @leswalker2639
      @leswalker2639 2 года назад

      @@fulghamlawfirm2254 we all appreciate you educating many of us because there is too much false information out there.

  • @MommeeMadre1
    @MommeeMadre1 2 года назад +1

    I'm a T-totaller. I'm a fulltime RVer so I'm in my home as i travel. I'm also highly allergic to dogs.
    Question: If a search dog mistakenly hits on my vehicle or RV, am i allowed to refuse the search?
    I know I don't have drugs/ explosives, but I'll never be able to completely rid my home of dog hair afterward which may result in ER visits.

    • @fulghamlawfirm2254
      @fulghamlawfirm2254  2 года назад +1

      You can always refuse the search. However, if they believe the dog alert establishes probable cause for illegal substances, they will search your RV regardless of your consent. Hope this helps

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад +1

      ALWAYS refuse the search. Even if they state they have probable cause to search!

  • @bigd3104
    @bigd3104 Год назад +3

    Dogs are fine. It's the badged thugs "controlling" them that are the problem. They can, and do, cue the dogs to "hit" on a vehicle, no doubt. Their "can I search your vehicle" fix is second only to their "can I see your ID" fix. A friend of mine was stopped for speeding (legitimately) and the officer gave him the option of either a ticket or letting him search his vehicle. He let him search, found nothing, and didn't receive a ticket. So the deputy got his ID and search "fix".

  • @sethmartin4499
    @sethmartin4499 7 месяцев назад

    What if your stoped by a k9 handler therefore after givi license insurance waiting for ticket for pasing white line when trying to get into turning lane. He ssked me to go stand beside psrtners car he is doing free sir sniff i continued asking why he wanted his dog to sniff the sir sround my car he simply ssid because he can

  • @dankoeling7676
    @dankoeling7676 10 месяцев назад

    Can the dog put it's paws on your car. Does this make it a illegal search?

  • @BANGDANGOW45
    @BANGDANGOW45 3 месяца назад

    They use the dog as a master key to enter any car by way of false hit.

  • @DanLoFat
    @DanLoFat 2 года назад

    No that's I submit that having drug dogs ready for that purpose so that it doesn't take any time to get the drug dog therefore it doesn't extend the traffic stop to a reasonable amount of time however that I believe is not only pretext but I believe that is pretty crime of what if situation which is not defensible by the state, what do we call that?

  • @randykelly1595
    @randykelly1595 Год назад

    Ok say the dog was cued,they find drugs,or just paraphernalia,you go to jail,bond out,go to court,cased is thrown out,can you sue for the bond cost and lawyer fees?

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад

      That is a good question. I would also like to know the answer to that.

  • @stevischermi6409
    @stevischermi6409 2 года назад +1

    27%?? WOW.... I'm a dog trainer, handler for over 70 years. I'm surprised at the numbers. Holy crap. I know about cue the dog.

  • @traceyduffy3849
    @traceyduffy3849 2 года назад

    I have a question: my friend is currently sitting in a federal jail waiting trial for drug possession. He was pulled over because when be turned out of a driveway he went into the second lane instead if the first one the cop ran his license and he had a suspended DL now the time of the stop was 11:35 am and the dog was already there sniffing at 12:01pm was that fast were they waiting for him. How long does it usually take for the officer to make the stop get the drivers information go to the car and run it go back to the car and arrest him and the dog show up.

    • @shawnmccarty6923
      @shawnmccarty6923 2 года назад

      If they where arrested for driving without a DL then they didn't need dog or permission to search it would be validated by the arrest

  • @richardnorthern6945
    @richardnorthern6945 Год назад

    How often do cop plant ???

  • @karenvanderwall9991
    @karenvanderwall9991 2 года назад

    It didn’t talk about field sobriety test

  • @donreddell1439
    @donreddell1439 8 месяцев назад

    What about border patrol checkpoints (90 miles from border) can they use a drug dog without reasonable suspicion to free air sniff some cars traveling through ? It's seems they use them to false alert to get probable cause to then do a all out search. Then not find anything but in some cases they do such as hiding humans, drugs etc.... need a video on these circumstances and conditions.

  • @ryanhardin822
    @ryanhardin822 2 года назад

    Can police use a drug dog to search your vehicle if you have a dog in your vehicle already thats riding with you?

  • @DAGO16X23
    @DAGO16X23 2 года назад +1

    How do we know that the dog signals?! it could do anything and they say the dog alerted. And what did it do wink..

    • @willbain9130
      @willbain9130 Год назад

      Exactly! I refused a search once, they had a dog there in about 20 minutes......ran the dog around and told me he alerted......I looked him dead in the eyes and went through the known alerts, I told him "that dog didn't sniff the air, didn't bark, didn't sit, didn't scratch, nothing! He was more interested in the cars going by than my car!" .....His reply to me....."His alert is a head nod".....A f&$@ing head nod?! Needless to say the K9 prick cop said he "found a piece of meth the size of a BB" on my floorboard and arrested me with my absolutely squeaky clean record.....but since I recorded the entire thing on my phone, I lawyered up and they threw the case out. I asked my lawyer during our victory lunch if I could sue them, his exact words were "are you ready to move across the country, and still be harassed by LEO's? If you are, then your best bet is to see what lawyers in other states MIGHT take the case, because none living within 5 counties will take yours." So I didn't pursue that idea.

  • @DanLoFat
    @DanLoFat 2 года назад

    Now the certain types of cleaning products and Etc one could surmise unless that is something that you would ordinarily carry in your vehicle on the regular, that could be a good lead a smart officer to think that maybe you're doing that on purpose too and how long do you have and a cop would not be allowed to remove those items in order to make it easier for the drug dog to sniff, at least I can't do that legally now. It's sort of like the burglar tool effect if there's a burglary in the area and your car has generally matches the description or you're just particularly in an area and then plain sight tools that would be used for the mercury in question are in the vehicle that could be probable cause to investigate and perhaps arrest someone for possibly being involved in that recent burglary in that area.

  • @Rowgue51
    @Rowgue51 Год назад +1

    While the courts say they're legal, they clearly shouldn't be.

  • @garypierce7380
    @garypierce7380 Год назад

    What gives Judge Kilo the authority to bark a warrant? Is that in the Constitution?

  • @randykelly1595
    @randykelly1595 Месяц назад

    I believe if a dog is used it is illegal,and here's why,the dog is a police dog,it's registered as a police dog,there for it is an illegal search,they need a search warrant

  • @jerman500
    @jerman500 Год назад +1

    Sounds like he had a bad lawyer. If he had to appeal!😮

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад

      That typically means that the judge had some sort of bias. The lawyer is appealing because he knows whatever the ruling was, was unjust. So, he appeals and takes it to a higher court that may not be bias or favoring the police in that county or state. It happens a lot where I'm from. The judge almost always sides with the police.

  • @onlyme112
    @onlyme112 2 года назад

    The background music is a bit distracting.

  • @cmann517
    @cmann517 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @MarcusP52
    @MarcusP52 Год назад

    Hell, if they know it's a "drug house," why don't they just bust the drug house?

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад

      Usually, they don't have the probable cause to have a judge sign off on the warrant to search the drug house.

  • @DanLoFat
    @DanLoFat 2 года назад

    I'm going to have to put a couple of caveats in there you can't if a dog is assigned to a particular public area as part of General duties then yes that does not constitute a search however if a dog is brought in specifically, I want a dog would not normally be assigned or to a library, that does constitute a search. Also in a traffic stop while a cop can request a the dog to come on scene as long as you do not consent and maintain the non-consent whatever is found after the dog might hit can still be thrown out of evidence in court.

    • @gdesigngroup3287
      @gdesigngroup3287 2 года назад

      Cayenne Pepper 🌶
      Nuff said

    • @Roger8176
      @Roger8176 2 года назад

      No it won't. Once the dog hits your consent means nothing.

    • @119Agent
      @119Agent Год назад

      A dog hit typically provides acceptable probable cause, assuming they did not detain you for an unreasonable amount if time.

    • @deejers629
      @deejers629 Месяц назад

      @@Roger8176 Not necessarily. If the dog hits, you still state that you do not consent. When it goes to court, you can argue that the dog hit and nothing was found. Now if the dog hits (and was not cued) if something is found, the police can use that evidence against you.

  • @shivasirons6159
    @shivasirons6159 Год назад

    I have no problem taking a fst, but the test that cops administer are actually AGILITY test! If you have bad balance all of a sudden you're drinking and driving? A true field sobriety test would simply be to talk with the driver for ,5 or 6 minutes, if you can't tell if they're fit to drive after that then i assure you they're fit to drive!

    • @119Agent
      @119Agent Год назад

      In my area they never use a field sobriety test. They only talk to you and your behavior is what they use for probable cause of a DUI. Exercising your rights is seen as a sign of NOT being under the influence.

  • @MDRM68
    @MDRM68 Год назад

    Correction, one does NOT have to be a US citizen to be protected by the constitution..the ONLY REQUIREMENT is that the person is on US soil..they don't even have to be there legally..once you are on US soil, you are AFFORDED ALL PROTECTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION..

  • @stevischermi6409
    @stevischermi6409 2 года назад

    I've got two German shepherds in my vehicle, working dogs, I'm 83 and travel between towns. The drug dog will be alerting to the dogs in my van. BTW I've no drugs in my van. I'm not sickly.

  • @IXxKINGxXI
    @IXxKINGxXI 2 года назад

    This video made me subscribe

  • @williambock1821
    @williambock1821 2 года назад +4

    My favorite stories are from methadone patients. Cops sometimes pull them over when they leave the clinic(for whatever they can)and charge them for driving under influence if they say they just received their medication. Those type of cases are getting more rare thankfully because of the “opioid epidemic”. Harassing addicts is a great way to get arrests and their subsequent promotions.

    • @Roger8176
      @Roger8176 2 года назад +2

      Thats messed up. I don't know how they feel good about what they do for a living sometimes.

  • @leelovins334
    @leelovins334 3 месяца назад

    I have a video I would ;like for you to watch and give me your opinion if any of it was legal plus they found nothing and my wife got arrested and charged with possession

  • @shivasirons6159
    @shivasirons6159 Год назад

    Btw, what if the cop ran the dog in front of your house and the dog hits?

  • @ronnieitaquab1008
    @ronnieitaquab1008 9 месяцев назад

    4th amendment and Due process is a myth in Illinois

  • @randykelly1595
    @randykelly1595 Месяц назад

    Well my car is private property,it's mine,it is not owned by the public

  • @davidpotts3844
    @davidpotts3844 Год назад

    bottom line is police want to search they will search regardless, refusal and they will make one up. The way out for police is I smelled something. The main question with drug dog alert. Did you possess or smoke pot recently say yes and you are getting searched. So you will spend 1000's to beat any charge so they did their job and made you pay an attorney out the nose

  • @gdesigngroup3287
    @gdesigngroup3287 2 года назад

    Cayenne Pepper everywhere....
    Nuff said

    • @Roger8176
      @Roger8176 2 года назад

      Hopefully it'll short circuit that f*#kers olfactory system for the rest of its days.

  • @thisorthat4195
    @thisorthat4195 2 года назад

    WHAT studies ?!? Cite your sources.

  • @bgee5098
    @bgee5098 Год назад

    Still ill cost you thousands of dollar... and the case is dropped

  • @georgehathcoat4011
    @georgehathcoat4011 Год назад

    Nope. DOT. At a hospital

  • @BillyJack85
    @BillyJack85 Год назад

    4th amendment < dog

  • @shivasirons6159
    @shivasirons6159 Год назад

    S big deal!, The cop will " just say, " he smelled marijuana. And goodbye 4 th amendment!

  • @jesseknaub8442
    @jesseknaub8442 Год назад

    All these dogs need removed.anyway you can.

  • @wacmack
    @wacmack 2 года назад

    🐷

  • @stevischermi6409
    @stevischermi6409 2 года назад

    Dogs are fallible. Yes, NOT always accurate.

    • @datroof2262
      @datroof2262 2 года назад

      Let me change your sentence...."Yes, NOT usually accurate" They are not just inaccurate, the dogs are completely wrong a vast, vast majority of the time.