https://twitter.com/OrinKerr/status/1715764780567572945
> When Officer Smart returned to the driver’s side window, he asked Ross whether there were any “firearms in the vehicle, narcotics, specifically heroin, crack, marijuana, cats and dogs.” Ross looked straight ahead, paused, and then “kind of giggled and said no.” Officer Smart observed that Ross continued to appear very nervous and continued to reach towards the center console and move his jacket around. The backup officer arrived soon thereafter. Officers Smart and Foreman had become sufficiently concerned that Ross might be armed as a result of their observations and interactions with Ross that they then asked Ross to exit the vehicle.
Being nervous when questioned by a cop is a perfectly rational response. Lots of people giggle when nervous. My wife, for example, laughs every time I hurt myself[2].
[1] https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/sink-or-swim-the-swimmin...
[2] I sort of hope this is a nervous response rather than her finding me hurting myself genuinely funny
Either way, what a manipulative tactic.