ACLU Fights 'Kansas Two Step' Weed Busts

Linked only because the image of dancing police in uniform makes our blog community happy.

Here's the scenario . . .

The lawsuit naming patrol Superintendent Col. Herman Jones seeks an order to stop the “two step,” which allegedly works like this: Troopers find a reason to make a traffic stop. As the trooper heads back to the patrol car, the trooper takes a couple of steps and then returns to again interact with the driver.

The procedure buys time to continue seeking incriminating information and to get a drug-sniffing dog to the location — even if the trooper lacks reasonable suspicion, the lawsuit contends. The ACLU of Kansas says troopers target out-of-state motorists coming from places where marijuana is legal. Kansas is among the few states with no legalized form of marijuana.

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'I don't feel safe driving through Kansas anymore': Colorado woman, ACLU sue over police tactic known as 'Kansas two step'

The procedure buys time to continue seeking incriminating information and to get a drug-sniffing dog to the location - even if the trooper lacks reasonable suspicion, the lawsuit contends. The ACLU of Kansas says troopers target out-of-state motorists coming from places where marijuana is legal.