Law Enforcement: Traveling From Anywhere To Anywhere Is Suspicious Behavior

Saturday, October 31, 2015
By Paul Martin

by Tim Cushing
TechDirt.com
Fri, Oct 30th 2015

Want to travel from anywhere to anywhere in the United States without being hassled by law enforcement officers? Good luck with that, citizen.

USA Today’s Brad Heath pointed out an interesting footnote in an asset forfeiture filing that made the assertion that traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles is inherently suspicious. (One presumes the opposite is also true.)

If you can’t see the embed, the government’s footnoted assertion reads:

Chicago is a known consumer city for narcotics and Los Angeles is a known source city where narcotics can be purchased.
Also of note: suspect had a backpack, an item used to carry stuff — something no legitimate traveler would possess.

Turns out this sort of ridiculous assertion isn’t limited to this particular filing. Law enforcement agencies are of the firm belief that traveling between any cities where drugs might be “consumed” (which would be every city in the US) and any cities where drugs might be sold (again, the list is long and inclusive) is a healthy indicator of drug-related activity.

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