vision2020
RE: How much is that doggie sniffing my car...
Get a grip. It's the folks who are doing something wrong that have the
worry. Funny how people cry about their rights being violated but when
something serious occurs, its...."How could you let this happen" and " Where
were you"....seems like everyone wants to play the "I'm a victim routine"
these days.
PC
-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Gallant [SMTP:gallantk@uidaho.edu]
Sent: November 18,1998 19:50
To: Erikus4@aol.com
Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Re: How much is that doggie sniffing my car...
I would be interested in determining the pattern of cars that are
approached, at times when the police officers do not know that they
are
being watched. It would be interesting to see if older cars or
sites at
which a high percentage of those present are often of Hispanic
origin and
not well off. Based on my (little) knowledge of the politics of the
area,
I wonder whether this campaign is being targeted at poor Hispanic
people.
Or the non-wealthy in general.
I do not recommend keeping any "smell alike" substance in your
trunk. If
this search program is legal (as I hope it is not but fear that it
is), a
hit on the smell alike substance will not vitiate the legality of
the
search. And it will mark you as someone the cops want to continue
to take
a look at.
Kenneth S. Gallant
Professor of Law
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2322 USA
208-885-6541 (phone)
208-885-4628 (fax)
gallantk@uidaho.edu
On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 Erikus4@aol.com wrote:
> > Under the plan, the drug dogs would be able to search
anywhere
> >the general public is allowed to go. They wouldn't be able to
> >search private property.
>
> Well, thank goodness for that. Only a semi-police state.
>
> The obvious answer is to find a legal substance that the dogs will
hit on, and
> tell everyone to keep a small quantity in their trunk. Anyone
know of such a
> substance?
>
> And please note that I'm not defending drug users or dealers. I
just hate
> excessive police tactics that go against everything American.
>
> E. O'Daniel
>
Mike Curley
reply to: curley@turbonet.com
208-882-3536
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