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Was My Arrest Legal In This Case (sc)?

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Location: South Carolina

So I am 19 and was going on a roadtrip with my boyfriend from Virginia where we both live to South Carolina.

I was pulled over by a cop and he told me that I have a warrant for my arrest (for a speeding ticket in SC that I forgot to pay last year) he cuffed me, took me to the county jail where I was strip searched (everything had to come off even my bra and panties), I was forced to wear a uniform and was locked in a cell overnight.

I was arrested at like 6pm and didn't see a judge until the next morning after which I was released on a bond and I took care of the ticket.

My questions are:

  1. Why was I handcuffed behind my back when I am not violent and I was 100% cooperative?
  2. Why was I arrested and not just offered to pay the ticket then and there especially since it was not a big one it was 61 in a 50?
  3. Why was I held in jail overnight? Why couldn't I just post a pre-set bond?
  4. Was the strip search legal and why do they do it over such a low level offense?
submitted by /u/No_Commission_609
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