But Barber said he will continue to fight for his constitutional rights. The court did not rule Monday on whether a restraining order against the DPS will be lifted. Barber's sign contains a phone number that he said educates travelers about their right to refuse police drug searches. Without the sign, many innocent people are being searched for no reason, he said. Most of them don't know they can refuse a search request by police officers.
Most people feel that if they do refuse they'll be searched anyway.
And that's not correct. Barber said he needs the sign to get his point across to travelers. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement . We also have a Privacy Policy .