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Practice question: Searches of Public Transportation

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

Officials cite Saluday to probe one passenger’s opaque bag based solely on an anonymous tip, with no public-safety rationale, nondiscriminatory routine or integrity safeguards. They say bus travel alone resolves the issue. Which is best?
  1. Sapla requires the actual Saluday conditions and rejects the unsupported targeted intrusion
  2. Bus travel automatically validates every bag search
  3. An anonymous accusation supplies every safeguard
  4. The discovered contents retroactively prove the safety purpose
  5. No routine bus screening can ever be lawful

Legal references

  • People v. Sapla, G.R.244045, June16 2020: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_244045_2020.html

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