A man walking down the street appears to have an illegal weapon. What can a police officer do? The officer must immediately go before a judge to obtain a search warrant. With reasonable cause, the officer can stop this individual and frisk him. With reasonable cause, the officer can arrest the individual without reading the Miranda warning. Nothing. The officer cannot stop anyone based on appearance alone.

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Adelyn Contreras

Social Studies

7 June, 11:41

A man walking down the street appears to have an illegal weapon. What can a police officer do? The officer must immediately go before a judge to obtain a search warrant. With reasonable cause, the officer can stop this individual and frisk him. With reasonable cause, the officer can arrest the individual without reading the Miranda warning. Nothing. The officer cannot stop anyone based on appearance alone.

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Jared Payne · Answer 1

With reasonable cause, the officer can stop this individual and frisk him. The police officer is doing his job of keeping the public safe by making sure that person is not carrying a weapon that could endanger people around him. He is just doing his duty.