Posted on 03/14/2008 7:20:21 AM PDT by stockpirate
Sorry if this has already been posted. They were talking about it on the air. The plan is for DC police officers to go house to house in certain areas and search for weapons and if any are found they will NOT prosecute.
Last time I checked this was against the law.
9th Circus Court probably would.......
So they’re violating the second AND fourth amendments. Y’know, back when Iraq was trying to come up with a constitution we should’ve just given ‘em ours......we aren’t using it any more.
Maybe the DC top cop expects that the DC’s blatantly unconstitutional gun ban will be thrown out by the USSC in the case that is now before the court, and he wants to get as many guns out of the people’s hands as possible before that happens. OTOH, maybe he’s just starting a private gun collection on the cheap.
Someone should photoshop this and put her in Reinhardt Heydrich’s uniform.
I would think that if you refuse on the grounds of your 4th Amendment rights, they wouldn’t have probable cause to issue a search warrant.
I know, when it comes to liberal judges, constitutional logic is a foreign concept.
I would still be cautious enough to come to the door with a camcorder running.
“Of course if you refuse then it is grounds for them to get a warrent.”
Cite please.
As a former law enforcement officer, it really does not take that much to harass someone to the point of having them commit a crime. I recall other officers pulling folks over, or doing a “knock and talk” with people, and basically just irritating them to the point where a confrontation took place that resulted in either an assault on a LEO, or resisting a lawful order, such as “please keep your hands where I can see them for my own safety.”
Once you have basically incited someone to violence, the ability to search becomes a matter of routine.
Best response?... don’t answer your door, or if you do, answer, be polite and politely decline the “consent” to search and close the door.
We are in for more and more of this with any of the POTUS candidates.
This is unreal
Words fail me....
"Grave findings have shown that late Palaeolithic settlers in central Europe and their Mesolithic descendants in the Scandinavian Peninsula were Europoids, who had comparatively large teeth - a seemingly comical detail, but nevertheless an important factor in identifying these populations. Although it is very unlikely that the language of these settlers will ever be identified, I cannot see any grounds for the theory that either of these groups spoke Proto-Uralic."
In a liberal bastion such as DC, I wonder what the reaction of the “knock&talk” LEOs would be if someone ^did^ come to the door with a camcorder running.
I’m sure they would ask that the corder be turned off but, what if the property owner refused?
All sorts of scenarios come to mind.
Good point. While they're undoubtedly doing it because of the likely result of Heller, it does seem idiotic on their part to start it just days _before_ oral arguments: not enough time to achieve a "holy cow! look at all the contraband we found!" usable in court, but just in time for their opponents to say "holy cow! they're doing door-to-door confiscations, technically legal but coerced by a team of armed cops going 'may we search your home please?'! this is EXACTLY the kind of BS the Founding Fathers wanted 'the people' armed against!!!" in the same court.
I am SO looking forward to Tuesday...
Illegal search and, as it has been announced, will not result in any arms either. Look on the birght side, it will probably be their last and it is a great opportunity to sue the city for illegal search.
Refusal of consent will be respected.
And noted.
And addressed later.
Discreetely.
Yes, that is one of the scenarios. A squad car parked at the end of your street waiting to write you a ticket for something.
Plus, I’m in the Chicago area so, we always think of the proverbial “tune-up” around here.
Or the absence of a squad car when requested.
It will be requested.
BTW: “Tune-up”?
Is she trying for the fake Dumb Blond award? What’s with the ribbons on her chest, do they award those for political campaigns?
I rate her $50 on the Spitzer scale of $1000.
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