SCOTUS to decide on entering without warrants

[RichardR]

Rights are irrelevant.

It certainly seems that way.

 

[jeremy]

I have said it in other threads, and I'll throw it out here also.

Have a Lawyer on speed dial...

 

[mrjarrell]

I have said it in other threads, and I'll throw it out here also.

Have a Lawyer on speed dial...

Makes sense. Unfortunately, in these circumstances you might well be shot ("I thought it was a cell phone gun") or you will hear, "put that down! Stop resisting!". You're unlikely to get that phone call any time soon. I'd certainly suggest you memorise that number, too.

 

[jeremy]

Makes sense. Unfortunately, in these circumstances you might well be shot ("I thought it was a cell phone gun") or you will hear, "put that down! Stop resisting!". You're unlikely to get that phone call any time soon. I'd certainly suggest you memorise that number, too.

That is why I like One Button Speed Dial...
Some would suggest dialing 911, I suggest a Lawyer...

 

[dross]

It's easy in the particulars to lose sight of a larger issue.

People are in their private residence with their doors closed, smoking a plant that occurs naturally, bothering no one, and the fact they are doing that is enough reason for men with guns to enter by force and deprive them of their freedom.

I hope the cops stopped them before the drugs made them eat a family sized bag of Lays, and half a gallon of Ben and Jerry's while making stupid comments and laughing about nothing.

 

[level.eleven]

If "I smelled pot" is enough to get a judge to sign off on a search warrant, does it really matter one way or another? We hold the search warrant in such high regard, but it simply becomes a rubber stamp with little oversight the checks and balances go out the window and scrutiny is simply shifted to another step in the process. Has a judge ever been disciplined for signing off on flimsy warrants? Or is there immunity there as well?

 

[machete]

I am not surprised if it is over the head of some of the members but I refuse to use purple, just due to other's stupidity.

lets just put it this way,,,if rambone said it,,,he wouldnt need purple...

 

[machete]

It certainly looks likely that they'll rule that cops can kick in your doors if they smell what they think is pot or have some reason to believe you might destroy evidence. This is a bad way to rule and is likely to ratchet things up to an unacceptable level. There was an incident not too long ago where cops busted into a mans house thinking they smelled pot and in actuality it was a skunk. We have other instances where cops can't smell a thing. Scalia and his drug war crony's on the court are, as has often been the case with them, further degrading our rights, showing that they're just as bad as their liberal counterparts, only in a different way. They love their enforcers and hate the people. Scalia's shown this many times. He needs to go.

A different article on the subject.
Police can kick down doors in drug searches, some justices say - latimes.com

my big question is why cops need to be told not to do these things,,, if they care about america,,,why dont they just refuse to do bad things without being told???

i dont need to be told i shouldnt kick in your door...

 

[femurphy77]

This isn't any different than replying, "Why yes I do mind if you look around inside my car" during a routine no turn signal lane change violation stop. O.k then, we'll wait for the drug dog, oh look the dog licked himself then scratched behind his left ear 3 times, that's a drug indication!

As played out on the I-95 around West Palm one beautiful summers night way back in my youth.

 

[88GT]

Makes me wonder where the point of no return really is. From this side of it, it still looks like things can be saved (to some, anyway). I'd bet real worthless dollars that the hindsight will show us to have been wrong by about 100 years or so.

I am not surprised if it is over the head of some of the members but I refuse to use purple, just due to other's stupidity.

Hey, now. It ain't stupidity. It's a hard-learned lesson never to read more into the comment than the face value of the words. I said this yesterday: it's not like there aren't people on this board who could have said the same thing without a stitch of sarcasm intended. The absurdity of the statement is no longer a measure of the level of sarcasm, unfortunately, because we've had way too many of late that swallow it all hook, line, and sinker. In the absence of any other clues to the contrary, it's natural to assume that people say what they mean and mean what they say.

But, for the record, I knew it was sarcasm.

 

[Hotdoger]

Makes sense. Unfortunately, in these circumstances you might well be shot ("I thought it was a cell phone gun") or you will hear, "put that down! Stop resisting!". You're unlikely to get that phone call any time soon. I'd certainly suggest you memorise that number, too.

cell phone, water hose nozzle.........

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I am not surprised if it is over the head of some of the members but I refuse to use purple, just due to other's stupidity.

Sarcastic or not, your comments are "retarded" as some like to say around here.

That's what's ****ing stupid, you!

 

[Expat]

Sarcastic or not, your comments are "retarded" as some like to say around here.

That's what's ****ing stupid, you!

Funny that you automatically thought it was a reference to you. My comment was a general one to some of the people that have such a hard time recognizing, what I take to be, obviously sarcastic remarks. My apologies to you if I hurt your feelings.

 

[spearheadersarge]

Many a person has learned the hard way about the "Mind if I take a quick look around" or "What have you got in the trunk" casual search request. Never voluntarily give permission for a search! Never allow a LEO in your door. Politely refuse and make them go through the procedures even if you don't have anything to hide. You never know what can happen.

 

[Expat]

Many a person has learned the hard way about the "Mind if I take a quick look around" or "What have you got in the trunk" casual search request. Never voluntarily give permission for a search! Never allow a LEO in your door. Politely refuse and make them go through the procedures even if you don't have anything to hide. You never know what can happen.

That always blows my mind on Cops. The guy has a bag of drugs in the car, maybe a stolen firearm, but when asked if he minds them searching the car, he says sure, go ahead. How stupid can you be.

 

[Keyser Soze]

That always blows my mind on Cops. The guy has a bag of drugs in the car, maybe a stolen firearm, but when asked if he minds them searching the car, he says sure, go ahead. How stupid can you be.

People will give themselves away. Few people are trained to believe their own lie on the spot. With fair amount of training its very easy to detect deception.

 

[Ashkelon]

Hence the reid interrogation technique.....

 

[MACHINEGUN]

Funny that you automatically thought it was a reference to you. My comment was a general one to some of the people that have such a hard time recognizing, what I take to be, obviously sarcastic remarks. My apologies to you if I hurt your feelings.

Actually my feelings weren't hurt one bit.. I served this nation honorably for people like yourself to say such stupid ****.. so go on, say stupid ****!

 

[Expat]

Actually my feelings weren't hurt one bit.. I served this nation honorably for people like yourself to say such stupid ****.. so go on, say stupid ****!

You still sound hurt. Now I feel bad, knowing that I have brought such suffering to you.

 

[88GT]

Actually my feelings weren't hurt one bit.. I served this nation honorably for people like yourself to say such stupid ****.. so go on, say stupid ****!

So please don't cheapen your service and your sacrifice by using it to place yourself up on a pedestal and pretend you're better than someone else because of it. It ceases being an act of selfless motivation when you throw it out there for the purposes of putting someone down.