In a startling 8 to 1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that cops can kick down your door without a warrant if they smell weed and think you’re destroying the evidence. The Court’s most liberal justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, was the only one who disagreed, writing a sharply worded dissent.
Here’s what she said about the ramifications of the Constitution-shredding ruling:
The Court today arms the police with a way routinely to dishonor the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement in drug cases. In lieu of presenting their evidence to a neutral magistrate, police officers may now knock, listen, then break the door down, nevermind that they had ample time to obtain a warrant.
Welcome to the new America comrades.
Fuckin BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. That is an amazing decision. Exigent circumstances always existed, but the police would have to have more to go on than marijuana "smell" and "scurrying" to substantiate circumstances leading them to believe a person was disposing of drugs. Its only a violation in NY as long as you're inside; to think that for a lousy violation –not a crime at all–the police could knock down your door! But don't worry NYers, our state constitution is more protective than the federal!
This is a bad decision, but sticking to the laws of our antiquated Constitution is even worse.
If you think the Constitution is antiquated, then maybe you will like the Chinese collective (communist government or maybe North Korea's. How about some shirea law maybe! The Constitution is NOT antiquated. There is great wisdom from this nation's founding fathers in this radiant gem of a document. It was crafted in this manner because it's authors were well acquainted with governmental abuse. Moreover, police, by their own admission are now "law enforcement officials", more specifically revenue agents, and not peace officers. They are no longer concerned with public protection. The system is now ripe for the kind of corruption that my father, who was a cop there, (an honest one I might add) described that was prevalent in East Chicago. As former military personnel, my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution NEVER sunsets! Even with the ruling, a "law officer" coming to my door had better be brandishing a warrant, with probable cause, and NOT a weapon! All of you out there, need to be holding your elected REPRESENTATIVES (they are not government officials) responsible for their actions. If you and I don't do this, no one else will! In a nation whose government is FOR the people, BY the people, the public needs to remember that WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT and by that reason, it is WE THE PEOPLE who "beareth not the sword in vain", Romans 13:4. One last point: The largest army in the world, bar none, is the army of American hunters!
I just don't think we should be arming bears or walking around with bare arms. Or quoting the bible to talk about the Constitution, that's some antiquated shit right thurr.
I say go for it. i dont know why anyone will have an issue with this if they aren't doing anything wrong.
Justin,
You miss the entire point. You'll make a great serf.