SavannahMann
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The fallout of the summer of rage 2020 has been more people questioning the claims and actions of the police. Further the courts are even starting to reign in excessive actions.
Here is the story. A cop saw a guy who he thought was driving under the influence. The cop puts on the lights. The guy drives on another hundred yards and pulls into his garage. The automatic door starts closing. The cop runs and ducks under the door.
The argument made by prosecutors was that this was an exception to the Fourth Amendment. The officer was in Hot Pursuit.
The Supreme Court voted unanimously and said no.
All nine Justices. All of them said no. The cops can’t claim that on a simple misdemeanor.
For most of my life the Supreme Court has been a rubber stamp. Approving pretty much anything the cops want to do. Now after all the misconduct and abuses are being exposed the Courts are reigning in the Cops. It wasn’t that long ago the Court said the Cops traffic stop was legal even if he was enforcing a non existent law.
Now. The cops had better start thinking more conservatively about their power and authority. It seems the Supremes don’t play that.
Supreme Court declines to expand police power to enter home without warrant
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant police more authority to enter the home of a fleeing suspect following a minor offense.The unanimous ruling adopts a legal test that involves weighi…
thehill.com
Here is the story. A cop saw a guy who he thought was driving under the influence. The cop puts on the lights. The guy drives on another hundred yards and pulls into his garage. The automatic door starts closing. The cop runs and ducks under the door.
The argument made by prosecutors was that this was an exception to the Fourth Amendment. The officer was in Hot Pursuit.
The Supreme Court voted unanimously and said no.
All nine Justices. All of them said no. The cops can’t claim that on a simple misdemeanor.
For most of my life the Supreme Court has been a rubber stamp. Approving pretty much anything the cops want to do. Now after all the misconduct and abuses are being exposed the Courts are reigning in the Cops. It wasn’t that long ago the Court said the Cops traffic stop was legal even if he was enforcing a non existent law.
Now. The cops had better start thinking more conservatively about their power and authority. It seems the Supremes don’t play that.