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Now is a good time to remind people to never ever agree to a police search. They're gonna phrase things weird and take advantage of your good nature. Never agree to any sort of search.
Hell, even if they have a warrant I'm tempted to explicitly say I don't consent. I'm not going to resist but I'm gonna make it clear I'm not consenting. Because how the hell do I even verify a warrant is real? I have no idea, and I certainly wouldn't be able to find out if they're at my door.
Be aware though, in Georgia there is "implied consent" with regards to roadside breathalyzer tests. If you get in that situation, remember I'm just a random lemming and not a lawyer. Other states might have similar things.
And if they give you some bullshit about "exigent circumstances" to try to convince you to agree to something, just remember, if they met the criteria for exigent circumstances, they wouldn't be asking, they'd have already broken your window or door or otherwise removed your agency.
This is what I tried to get at with taking advantage of your good will. When we order people to do things we often frame it as a question to be polite. "Would you please do X?" So we're used to hearing questions and just saying "yeah sure".
Worse, they'll phrase it like
"I'm going to search your car, is that alright?"
Like it's a command, and you don't register that it isn't in time.