
Confirmation Bias: The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
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Confirmation Bias: The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
YOUR RIGHTS You have the right to remain silent. If you wish to exercise that right, say so out loud. You have the right to refuse to consent to a search of yourself, your car or your home. If you are not under arrest, you have the right to calmly leave.
Any person who has been pulled over by an officer for a traffic violation may have their car sniffed by a drug dog during the traffic stop. The U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Caballes, stated that a drug dog could perform a sniff of a stopped car regardless of the reason for the stop.