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No, a Police Officer cannot just randomly stop you on the streets and start searching. In the case Terry v. Ohio (1968), it's ruled that Police must have reasonable suspicion that you are about to commit a crime or have witnessed you committing a crime in order to detain you to stop and frisk.

If a Police Officer detains you and searches you without your permission or reasonable suspicion, then this officer has violated your 4th amendment constitutional right to unreasonable searches and seizures.

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