2007-08-06 04:39:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The only time I have seen armed troops in the US streets are during some type of crisis (LA Riots, Natural disasters etc) Many time they are National Guard troops that were activated for that duty. In the US, police are not required to obtain a search warrant in certain situations, (permissive, incident to arrest, public area, plain view doctrine and a few other instances) but generally speaking they must have a search warrant.
2007-08-08 07:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by joseph b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Searches are performed without warrants all the time.
Warrant searches are for specific things at specific places.
Anytime an officer does a traffic stop they can search a vehicle legally for weapons if they can articulate a reason why they are doing so.
Also have the "Plain View Doctrine." If an officer sees an illegal item, say through a car window, the officer can legally search the car.
Searches are also done "incident to an arrest" or once the officer will be towing a vehicle. That is done to ensure the inventory of the vehicle, so no one should be able to come back later and say "I had a $10,000 painting in the trunk and it was stolen by the police."
2007-08-06 13:04:18 · answer #2 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been watching "R" rated movies again?
No, there is no martial law happening in the US at this point. Soldiers are called in to help in the event of natural disasters, but this is much different than marshall law. Police have and will perform searches with consent and do not need a warrant. There have and will be instances where "probable cause" dictate that a search takes place. As far as house to house searches without warrant, this can only be done under marshall law.
Try less butter on the popcorn...LOL
2007-08-06 12:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by dearly departed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Police regularly perform searches without warrants in the U.S.
The U.S. Constitution allows the police to search anybody in public if "probable cause" exists to believe that person has committed a crime. And, even if no probable cause exists, police may still do a pat down search if they have a suspicion that the person is involved in crime.
As for troops in the street, none that I know of.
2007-08-06 11:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by Dutch 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not legally. Is it possible that it's perchance happening *somewhere* in the US? Probably.
But they're breaking the law and will face the consequences.
2007-08-06 11:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by Dj 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not that I know of, but don't be surprised if it starts happening soon. All in the name of National Security.
2007-08-06 11:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mr.Longrove 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
they cant search with out warrents it is aginst the law.
2007-08-06 11:43:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apparently, "it's coming". So is "global warming".
2007-08-06 11:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-08-06 11:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by civil_av8r 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lol, no.
2007-08-06 11:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by txthuunder 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋