Posted on 05/16/2011 9:48:14 PM PDT by UniqueViews
Officers may break in if they hear sounds and suspect that evidence is being destroyed, the justices say in an 8-1 decision. Justice Ginsburg dissents.
The Supreme Court gave police more leeway to break into homes or apartments in search of illegal drugs when they suspect the evidence otherwise might be destroyed.
Ruling in a Kentucky case Monday, the justices said that officers who smell marijuana and loudly knock on the door may break in if they hear sounds that suggest the residents are scurrying to hide the drugs.
Residents who "attempt to destroy evidence have only themselves to blame" when police burst in, said Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. for an 8-1 majority.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Stop yelling!
I cant hear the Po Po’s commands LoL
Why don’t you get mad at the poster of the article instead?
I doubt that would work.
BUT THEY CAN FEEL ME UP (LESBO OR STRAIGHT.DO I GET A CHOICE...I DONT FLY) OR SEE ME NAKED TO GET ON A PLANE WHY NOT COME INTO MY BATHROOM...WELCOME THOUGH, INTO MY BATHROOM WHEN MY HUSBANDS DONE IN THERE..((HEE HEE)
They already ARE in your bathroom — the government determines how much water you can use to flush your toilet and how much water you can use to shower...
sorry im on a net book that just got repaired by the geeks so now if i hit shift i get all caps when i hit caps lock i get all caps i am not yelling but it took 3 weeks to repair from the geeks and i dont want to go another 3 weeks for this repair. ps this rant should be in caps lol
This is insane and an open police state tactic.
This is insane and an open police state tactic.
this is what we get from Alito?.....
So don't flush. Give them something to pick through. Beside no flushing sound, no reason to believe evidence is going down the toilet, hence no justification to break in.
yea and its probably much more than before they were watching..My mother recently move to a modern condo from a 50’s ranch house and i told her to take the fixtures with her because she would actually use less water . remember seinfeld episode with the washing of the hair in the new low flow shower head....
So don't flush. Give them something to pick through. Beside no flushing sound, no reason to believe evidence is going down the toilet, hence no justification to break in.
So don't flush. Give them something to pick through. Beside no flushing sound, no reason to believe evidence is going down the toilet, hence no justification to break in.
Don’t be in the kitchen either, running the garbage disposal could bet you a bullet.
He had a knife!
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
are we talking Onion here.. Ruth bader ginsburg alone...come on! I for one ain’t falling for it but it was a nice try and a fun thread...
Amen. Good food for thought.
No, it’s real.
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