So much for the right of the people…

Posted on 24 April 2008 by Pale Horse

… to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. 

This decision by the US Supreme Court is at once being praised as progressive and lambasted as unconstitutional. The problem as I see it is not so much the issue of probable cause (which police officers are generally well qualified to identify) but the question of how to judge what constitutes “limited scope” in the context of a snap decision to conduct a roadside search. For more on the 4th amendment to the United States constitution, check here. 

For an unintentionally hilarious cautionary tale about how to deal with police searches, check this out:

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2 Responses to “So much for the right of the people…”

  1. rustedangel, on April 28th, 2008 at 2:57 pm Said:

    This is great. Today, searches, tommorow - krytocracy.

    I actually found that aclu vid informative. Badly acted, but reasonably good overall. I give it a 3.5 out of 5: not bad.

  2. Jacob, on May 26th, 2008 at 10:59 pm Said:

    I like my sign better.

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