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To: snopercod
Beware the 'German shepherds'! Achtung!

All joking aside, the ruling had a lot to do with what is called "plain view" search. The molecules and atoms that the dog can smell are in 'plain view' to the dog. This ruling had to go this way or the chemical sniffers that the US Gov antiterrorist folks are implementing across the US would also be inadmissable in court against the bad dudes with large or small explosive devices and radiological weapons.

That's why the Conservative majority went this way. They are protecting our collective right of self defense against attackers.

If a dog alerts on your vehicle and it is searched, contraband MUST be found for any arrest to be made. Drug dust on money is insuffient as it does not represent a measurable amount for an arrest to be made.

I do agree that rights are historically lost when we need to become 'safer'... and this may represent such a loss.

477 posted on 01/24/2005 2:57:47 PM PST by J. Semper Paratus
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To: J. Semper Paratus
Well what the heck, let's just abolish the 4th Amendment and be done with it.

No need for a constitutional amendment, let unelected judges do it. That way, nobody can be blamed.

482 posted on 01/24/2005 3:03:43 PM PST by snopercod ( We as the people no longer truly believe in liberty, not as Americans did -- Dayfdd ab Hugh)
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