http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/17/police_to_search_for_guns_in_homes/
The Boston Police are launching a program where they will have police check homes of teenagers for guns. They will be warrentless and they will ask permission, and leave if they are asked too.
My problem is that I am sure they will be targeting uneducated citizens, will these people know they can refuse? Is this a program esigned to get you used to warrentless searches?
The ACLU opposes this and so do I, a rightwing extremist.
Can anyone; fom any political perspective defend this?
2007-11-17 17:46:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I really don't think this will wash on a constitutional level...This smacks of a pre-emptive strike on the 2nd amendment by anti gun zealots under the guise of "public safety". If this sort of warrantless search and seizure is allowed to proceed unchecked whats next?...Blue Helmets knocking on our doors?
Needless to say the outcome would be catastrophic and result in unthinkable consequences for our country.
2007-11-17 18:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Boston police are launching a program that will call upon parents in high-crime neighborhoods to allow detectives into their homes, without a warrant, to search for guns in their children's bedrooms."
If its in a high crime area, like a ghetto, then yeah I do think they should be doing that. Teenagers shouldn't have guns and I'm sure every other teen in a Boston ghetto has a gun.
I live in Buffalo and half of this city is a ghetto. Abandoned homes, tiny run down homes, gritty buildings, graffiti, drive by shootings each night, etc. I live in the "good side" of Buffalo (Orchard Park), and I sure as hell don't want those people coming over here with their guns.
2007-11-17 17:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ruby Girl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
From a political perspective, it's out there. From a legal standpoint, assuming that the homeowner is offered a reasonable opportunity to refuse the police access, it may well pass muster. That the ACLU is opposed to it means little.
2007-11-17 18:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just suppose, the police get a tip that little Jimmie is planning to take a gun to school.
Oh, we can't follow up! That.s unconstitutional, the ACLU would object, and we could never defend it.
Suppose little Jimmie doesnn't like you???BANG! BANG! YOU'RE DEAD!
Suppose little Jimmie does a Dick Cheney and wastes a lawyer?????
2007-11-17 18:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by TedEx 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The police already have the power to ask people to submit to searches. Poor, uneducated people in high crime neighborhoods are the most aware of their right to refuse a search. They are all jailhouse lawyers, after all.
2007-11-17 18:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Defend it? It's obscene. And this Orwellian comment is just outrageous: ""What I like about this program is it really is a tool to empower the parent," [Rev. Brown] said."
2007-11-17 17:51:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋