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5.14.2008
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1310-Members of the Knights Templar burned at the stake in France as heretics
1846-The United States declares war on Mexico
1858-Happy Birthday Minnesota!
1905-Las Vegas, NV established.. largest city in the world established after 1900
1939-WDRC-FM starts broadcasting as the first FM radio station in the US
1949-Siam officially changes its name to Thailand
2004-Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
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On this week in history President Wodrow Wilson passed the Sedition Act of 1918 as an amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917. The passing of this act forbade Americans to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States govt., flag, or armed forces during war. The act also allowed the Postmaster General to deny mail delivery to dissenters of government policy during wartime. (Source)
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flag_____Featured Training: 
S.R.O. as First Responder and Negotiator

_____Keeping You Informed:
_PATC Article: Traffic Stops and Control of Passengers
_SRTI Article: School questions discipline of runaway and knowledge of gun
_Legal Question: Strip Searching Confidential Informants


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___KEEPING YOU INFORMED
PATC Article
TRAFFIC STOPS AND CONTROL OF PASSENGERS
In 1997, the United States Supreme Court held, in Maryland v. Wilson, that it is reasonable for officers to order passengers in a lawfully stopped automobile to exit the vehicle...
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SR-TI Article
SCHOOL QUESTIONS DISCIPLINE OF RUNAWAY AND KNOWLEDGE OF GUN
"I'm an SRO. One of my middle school students brought a gun to school and was planning to run away with girlfriend after school. The Girlfriend did not know about gun but assisted in planning the running away. Does school have authority to discipline girlfriend? We wanted her to assist in teaching younger kids (4th grade) on the importance of helping friends out the right way, but her parents strongly oppose this and have told the principal to basically leave their daughter alone."
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Legal Questions Answered

What is the liability in strip searching confidential informants before and after conducting a controlled drug purchase?

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___AROUND THE COUNTRY

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PATC partner PoliceLink.com will be hosting the first annual PoliceLink Meetup during Police Week 2008.

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