[13357] in Cypherpunks
Re: some animals are more equal than others
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Knight)
Sat May 7 15:25:27 1994
Date: Sat, 7 May 1994 12:13:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Knight <cknight@crl.com>
To: Chris Johnson <cmj@acsu.buffalo.edu>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199405071731.NAA26403@autarch.acsu.buffalo.edu>
On Sat, 7 May 1994, Chris Johnson wrote:
> Whether the cops like it or not (they don't) they have to have
> probable cause to pull you over in the first place. Then they have to
> have a reason to search you. Since your car is considered (legally at
> least) an extension of you they don't need a warrant to search your
> car, but they do need probable cause.
>
> Chris
You better never drive through Illinois...
Due to the tremendous effort of the "War On Drugs" propiganda pimps, a
law was passed there that allows the police to pull you over and search
your car WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE.
Your car is no longer "an extension of you", since you are driving on a
state road, and with a state issued license. You are no longer safe in
your transportable private property, once you leave your driveway, you
are on govt property.
Whadda country!
This was late '91, anyone ever know if it got challenged in court?
-ck
