Posted by kendricks on January 23, 2001 at 14:20:25:
In Reply to: Cuidado! Rant follows posted by Erip on January 23, 2001 at 12:48:02:
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"I am no more going to celebrate "random" raids on private places because they are in Mexico, then I would if police carried out such raids in private residences in the U.S. (which of course would be unconstitutional under our country's system of requiring probable cause as a prerequisite for invading the privacy of citizens)." I agree with you in spirit, but think that the "probable cause" requirement in the US has been effectively gutted, for all practical purposes. How hard is it for a vice cop to pay a junkie to give him a tip that you are carrying drugs? Not very.
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