Well...

[pegkerr]

So much for the Fourth Amendment.

Which one will fall next, do you think?

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[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I'm going to write about this.

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[joelrosenberg.livejournal.com]

The cops did have a warrant. Rather than the Minneapolis "soft knock" (not that the MPD is the only offender in that), they announced themselves, waited three seconds, and kicked the door in, rather than "soft knocking", waiting three seconds, and kicking the door in.

Not much of a difference, really.

The abuse of "dynamic entry" warrant service isn't in that sort of thing -- it's always going to be easy for cops/prosecutors to persuade a judge that somebody who they have probable cause for a warrant for illegal drugs is more than a little likely to either dispose of them or retrieve a weapon if he's given much time to react -- but in the overuse of the door-kickers generally.

Hmmm... I seem to remember somebody or other taking exception to governmental "jack booted thugs" kicking in doors some years ago . . .

[jbru.livejournal.com]

Love this from the article: "Justice Scalia expressed confidence that there was an 'increasing professionalism of police forces, including a new emphasis on internal police discipline' that minimizes the need to deter misconduct by excluding evidence."

Right. We should rely on the police to police themselves when it comes to gathering evidence. Just as we should rely on the Executive Branch to police themselves when it comes to exercise of its powers. Right.

[trogon.livejournal.com]

I have to say that, of the Bill of Rights, the Third will be next to go; the only other one that's left in meaningful terms is the Second, and the Republicans aren't going to touch that one.

[king-tirian.livejournal.com]

Next is section 1 of the 14th Amendment. After that, who knows, the 22nd? There may also be one or two words left in the 5th that are standing in the way of the War on Terror.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

The decision is interesting to read.

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