The stars at night are big and bright...

The stars at night are big and bright...
The stars at night are big and bright...

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

But wait, there's more!

2 comments:

an Donalbane said...

I've got no use for dope, but, man - the extent those cops are going to find drugs is crazy...

RPM said...

I don't think this is about drugs, it a clear case of abuse of power.

I'm a huge skeptic. I don't think animal searches are any better than a lie detector. You aren't forced to take a lie detector and they aren't admissible in court because they aren't foolproof.

Same thing with the sniffer dogs. They are trained to give a response then they get a reward. Usually the handler is encouraging the dog to alert. What if the dog just wants his reward? What if the handler is unscrupulous and has a trigger word for the dog to alert? You can't cross-examine the dog, either.

There's more holes in that probable cause than a slice of swiss cheese.