Re:Bah, this isn't about terrorism (Score 1)

I travel a lot with work and go to some countries where cash is the surest way of getting by. I typically carry enough to assure I can get a ticket out of the country if things go sour with civil unrest or other unpleasant events. I was pulled over in December by PA state troopers for allegedly speeding. After handing over license, registration, and insurance (all current and showing PA residence with PA plates on my car) I noticed the first trooper talking into his radio with one hand and his cell phone with the other. Suspicious. After 15 minutes, the second trooper showed up. I was informed that there was a warrant out for the arrest of someone using my name as an alias that matched my physical description to a T. As such they requested permission to search the vehicle. In the interest of getting to an important meeting on time, I decided to not tell the troopers to get farked. It was a blatant fishing expidition from the start. Their beady little eyes lit up when they felt the lump in my pocket and found out it was slightly less than 4K in cash (I had just gotten back in the country). Everything checked out and they found nothing during the search because there was nothing to find. If there had been a warrant out for someone that looked like me and was using my name, they would have had probable cause to search and not needed my permission. I also found it odd that the lines for officer's name and badge number on the warning were completely blank and my supposed speed was not listed on the warning. After 1 1/2 hours my cash and I was let go and the troopers sped off knowing they had farked up bad. Was I hurt? I missed an important meeting due to the hopes of a couple of meat heads that they could be hero of the week around the barracks. Was this right and just? Not at all. Did this make America safer? Not at all. Did it benefit anyone at all? No. Is there any recourse for me or consequence for them? No. To serve and protect my ass indeed.