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US Border Guards and the TSA have the legal authority, if they simply
'believe' there is probable cause, to search anyone, anytime in any manner,
without a search warrant. What is the problem with a female police officer
searching a 10 year old, in a known drug house who could be hiding drugs,
with a search warrant? US border guards and the TSA routinely find
contraband on babies, often even in their diapers ;)

mike hunt

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"Learning Richard" <learningrichard@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1137081014.418145.203710@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
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> FanJet wrote:[color=green]
>> Learning Richard wrote:[color=darkred]
>> > FanJet wrote:
>> >> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> >>> Did you bother to read the background on this story?
>> >>>
>> >>> The cops served a duly signed warrant to search the residence and
>> >>> all occupants. The people that lived there were known to hide stuff
>> >>> inside the bodies of other people living in the house. Why would you
>> >>> think that a little girl could not be employed to hide stuff inside
>> >>> her body, especially when those that are doing the hiding are facing
>> >>> jail if they don't hide?
>> >>> All Alito did was uphold the search warrant that the cops had. The
>> >>> cops were sued privately for exercising the warrant, and Alito
>> >>> simply said they were insulated from being sued because they had a
>> >>> warrant. If you want to get mad, get jmad at the judge that
>> >>> issued/signed the warrant that the cops were acting on.
>> >>
>> >> The cops have PLENTY of discretion in matters like this. There is NO
>> >> excuse for such conduct.
>> >> That said, Alito is right. They had the warrant. Too bad it's nearly
>> >> impossible to hire good cops nowadays.
>> >
>> > I'm sure the Nazis had search warrants as well. Ever heard of 'the
>> > guise of legality'? Don't you go saying 'Alito is right'. He's FAR
>> > RIGHT, but he was also far from correct.[/color]
>>
>> I didn't say there wasn't anything wrong.[/color]
>
> I meant that semi-rhetorically. You did say 'Alito is right', but my
> man, in this climate we have to really tow the line here. We CANNOT
> give this guy any rope whatsoever and then hope he hangs himself with
> it. There is WAY too much at stake here.
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>> Obviously, when the president
>> breaks the laws at will and when caught simply says it's good for you and
>> I'll continue, there's something very seriously wrong. I think Alito was
>> addressing only the point of law.[/color]
>
> Alito is a horrid, wretched choice for the Supreme Court.
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>> He could've slapped the cops down for not
>> exercising ordinary discretion and for conduct unbecoming, however, the
>> law
>> doesn't require either. Of course none of this addresses the real issue.
>> The
>> "war on drugs" is a joke. Nothing more than a revenue stream for cops at[/color]
>
> We continue to have a 19th century style justice system.
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>> all levels. Essentially, this 10 year old girl was violated (raped), by
>> cops, for no reason and, just as disgusting, they know all this.[/color]
>
> I'm starting to hear your righteous indignation and I like it! Keep it
> up!
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