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Originally Posted by rosewood
Ok, so say someone calls the police because you have a gun, the police show up and start asking you questions about whether you are legal or not. If you haven't done anything wrong, isn't that a violation of the 4th Amendment? What is the probable cause here if your actions are legal?
Rosewood
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Police only need 'reasonable suspicion' to stop and question - what's reasonable depends on the circumstances, and ultimately, a court may have to decide if the stop was or wasn't reasonable.
Reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause, which in turn is a lower standard than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Make sense?