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originally posted by: pryingopen3rdeye
lady in the video said she told them no,
if this is by consent only, and they are not forcing their way into houses, then i see no real issue here, let them search all they want, if time comes i can refuse and they will go on their way then i have no issue with it. why should anyone?
now if they were forcing their way into homes without consent THAT id have an issue with...
originally posted by: pryingopen3rdeye
lady in the video said she told them no,
originally posted by: Greathouse
a reply to: kosmicjack
But it's quite irrational to protest about someone's fourth amendment right. When the cops were asking permission and nobody was offended by it .
originally posted by: kosmicjack
a reply to: Greathouse
How do you know no one was upset? Because a media puff piece to reassure citizens about Officer Friendly told you so?
I'm simply observing that the non-urgent nature of the voluntary searches belies the fact that it wasn't necessary in the first place and is over-policing.
originally posted by: tkwasny
originally posted by: Greathouse
a reply to: kosmicjack
But it's quite irrational to protest about someone's fourth amendment right. When the cops were asking permission and nobody was offended by it .
They are checking off their search boxes. This is the only way to track the validity of a full search.
They ask to search my house under these circumstances and I offer them free coffee and some sammiches for when they are on their way out. They are not the enemy, the Gestapo, the jack-boots. Sometimes what things appear to be, or you are told is, is exactly and only what they are.
Law enforcement officials reiterated their plea for the public's help in reporting anything unusual in the area since the prison break, which was discovered over the weekend.
"We don't want them out searching the woods," Favro said. "But if you're sitting on your porch, get your binoculars out and see if you see something unusual."
originally posted by: RealTruthSeeker
Yeah, I don't see the point here. So I guess they don't need guns when looking for so called fugitives who might be armed themselves. Maybe it's just some sort of practice drill or something.