Supreme Court gives police leeway in home searches
Reporting from Washington—
The Supreme Court gave police more leeway to break into homes or apartments in search of illegal drugs when they suspect the evidence otherwise might be destroyed.
Ruling in a Kentucky case Monday, the justices said that officers who smell marijuana and loudly knock on the door may break in if they hear sounds that suggest the residents are scurrying to hide the drugs.
bumper sticker - honk if you will pay my mortgage
"The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." attributed to Margaret Thatcher
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
One more reason to end the War on Drugs? Seems you see more violations of the Constitution than the War on Terror.
What ever happened to getting a warrant? If you arrive late enough in the evening, the druggies will be too stoned to hide the reefer anyway.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
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