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tom - 2005-03-01 13:46:52 Growing Hope (not "hemp") deals strictly with legal (and delicious) produce. Anyways, don't the police have that heat-seeking radar thing that can "see" grow lamps in your basement? Or was that ruled an invasive technology?--can't remember. At any rate.* * * * * * * * * * * * tom - 2005-03-01 13:56:17 Good question! I remember there were some court cases about the constitutionality of those type of searches, but I don't remember the outcomes.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-01 13:59:40 That's what I remember, too...I'll go out on a limb to say I seem to remember such searches were judged unconstitutional, since they negated the walls and thus violated privacy, although, in this day and age...darn, I'll have to see if I can dig it up; I don't know if that's right.* * * * * * * * * * * * tom - 2005-03-01 14:00:22 I found an article which says the Supreme Court found such searches unconstitutional without a warrent. Scalia (!) wrote the majority opinion.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-01 14:04:37 Very interesting article, Tom (and found in record time!) It is surprising that Scalia wrote the majority opinion. Thank you for finding that. Now of course I have to wonder why heat-seeking radar searches are not allowed without a warrant but PATRIOT ACT "sneak and peek" checks, with someone secretly sneaking into your house & riffling through your desk, are (to my recollection).* * * * * * * * * * * * tom - 2005-03-01 14:08:28 Maybe no one has challenged that part of the Patriot Act yet? Or maybe someone has challenged it, but it the challenge is still wending its way through the courts? I honestly don't know, but it does take time for these things to be settled.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-01 19:00:10 I believe "sneak-and-peek" searches are now officially permitted under the PATRIOT act. I could be wrong.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |