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what deference do we owe to police when stopped
As agents of the state LO are subject to the same Constitutional restrictions as any other manifestation of the state.
One should of course be courteous to a LEO as one would any other person, but his authority as a sworn officer doesn't mitigate one's civil rights.
For example, citizens are at liberty to refuse a request for a search absent reasonable suspicion, probable cause,
exigent circumstances, or other searches not authorized in accordance with 4th Amendment jurisprudence.