Free Talk Live - 4th Amendment

GrowingYourGreens.com host's home raided!!!

MrMiran — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:55:11 +0000

John Kohler is a gardening celebrity on YouTube and his "GrowingYourGreens.com" shows are played so often in our house I SWORE I'd seen him on TV... but I guess I was mistaken. Still, he is so well-known for his work encouraging people to grow their own food that I'm sure his neighbors know he's not growing pot in his bathroom.

9th Circuit Appeals Court: 4th Amendment Applies At The Border

JessieLee — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:23:21 +0000

In a somewhat surprising 9th Circuit ruling (en banc, or in front of the entire set of judges), the court ruled that the 4th Amendment does apply at the border, that agents do need to recognize there's an expectation of privacy, and cannot do a search without reason.

Denver cops won't be charged after severely beating motorist

phonon — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:49:05 +0000

A 23-year-old man who was beaten by three Denver police officers after he questioned their authority to search the trunk of his car says the Justice Department has decided not to charge any of the officers with civil-rights violations stemming from the case. Alexander Landau tells The Denver Post that representatives of the department and the FBI told him Friday there was insufficient evidence to bring federal charges.

Man Arrested for Spitting on Sidewalk

phonon — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:21:25 +0000

Insomniac Joseph Stoiber, 29, was walking in his neighborhood when he couldn't sleep at 2:30 a.m. May 30, talking to his friend on the phone about baseball. Lakeland police Officer Tyler Anderson saw him in the community near Florida Southern College and stopped him. After asking Stoiber what he was doing, Anderson asked to pat him down. Stoiber said no. Seeing a bulge in Stoiber's pocket, Anderson began patting him down anyway. During the search, Stoiber, who had been chewing tobacco, spit the accumulated saliva on the grass or sidewalk. That's been against the law in Lakeland since 1944.

Cop fired for inappropriate contact with student

phonon — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:27:30 +0000

A University of Kentucky police officer has been fired for inappropriate contact with a student after entering the student's dorm room. University policy allows a police officer to enter a room if he believes there is suspicious or illegal activity; however, the firing was based on inappropriate contact and had nothing to do with the officer's entry into the dorm room.

Ninth Circuit Gives the A-OK For Warrantless Home Video Surveillance

phonon — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:17:44 +0000

Can law enforcement enter your house and use a secret video camera to record the intimate details inside? On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unfortunately answered that question with "yes."

Officer at warrantless checkpoint reveals rights of Americans

dissident — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:16:14 +0000

Iowa officer admits that he can stop me without probable cause only because I'm participating in a regulated industry. Are YOU participating in a regulated industry (interstate commerce?) If not, then why comply?