Since the men and women who serve as judges attended law school, the question must be asked what these law schools are teaching. Or perhaps a better question would be, “with what are these law schools indoctrinating their students?” Far too often we learn of judicial decisions that make no sense, and we’re not talking only of the bizarre decisions federal judges have made regarding President Trump’s travel ban.
The courts have power because the people respect them and the executive branches enforce their decisions. Take these away, and the courts just turn into editorial departments. Sometimes it seems like that is the direction they wish to take.
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Probable cause has always just been a way of saying “Something looked wrong to the cop.” Driving a piece of c**p car and wearing a $1,200 suit? Six weeks worth of fast good containers piled up in the back but you’re just on a 10-mile trip the mall? Cop pulls up beside you at a light and you suddenly look like you’ve seen a ghost, put on your blinker and turn instead of going straight? Just remember cops are like cats. You’ll be fine as long as you don’t do anything that makes them think, “Hey, that’s looks interesting.” You can’t legislate every possible thing. You’ve got to leave room for discretion and experience. It’s why zero tolerance and mandatory action policies don’t work. They try to replace human thought with a rule book.
Overhyped bullshat, shady so called journalism aka yellow dog hacks.
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David Kent Well said Sir, well said.
Noel Allen Talley Unfortunately, you are correct. The public school system is controlled by those who want nothing to do with the Constitution, do not teach it, and could not teach it because they know nothing about it. I graduated high school in 1974, and can honestly say that we didn’t get a very good exposure to it either. My real Constitutional education came during my initial police academy training, back when knowledgeable trainers who believed in it actually taught it so that we would uphold it. Police training today is somewhat different; it still recognizes the validity and supremacy of the Constitution, but a large portion of training is aimed at legalistic b******t ways to get around it. I can’t tell you how many hours they wasted on me in yearly training, showing me the nuances of getting a “consent search” from someone. I say “wasted” because I never conducted a single consent search in my entire career, and as a Field Training Officer, I strongly discouraged my recruits from doing it. My reasons are strongly based in the Fourth Amendment. Explaining in detail would be a whole ‘nother blog.
Kayla Jenkins
Bags of dope and slouching down to hide it all……it is what it is…..
Eric Hamill Maybe if you read the 4th Amendment you’d recognize that ALL searches without probable cause are considered to be unreasonable. And what does the Fourth Amendment protect citizens from? Well, I’ll be damned: unreasonable searches! After 30 years of police work, I am proud to say that I NEVER asked for consent to search someone. Why? Because I only conducted constitutionally correct searches; i.e. when I had articulable probable cause. Sooo…I never had to ask permission. See how easy that is? I actually did police work, instead of acting like I was partaking in a fratboy scavenger hunt.
Let me know when you find the text of the fourth amendment that authorizes a citizen to give an agent of the government permission to violate his rights.
What constitution is the kansas superme court following. A quick look in shepards shows they missed several cases that has stood the test of time in regards to legal search requirements.
2, one grand jury.