Whiteboy7thst's possession charges dropped after being swatted last month - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;46017969]Well being that the SWAT team was called due to a potential dangerous suspect holding a hostage(s) then something like finding a dead body would be admissible. However; if they entered the residence and were looking for a potential armed suspect with a hostage(s) and instead started searching places like cupboards, drawers, computers, etc.. and found evidence for other crimes not pertaining to the one they were responding to then that evidence should not be and in most cases would not be admissible. Their probable cause (IE Hostages) cannot fit in a kitchen drawer so they shouldn't have been looking in the first place without a warrant issued by the county/municipal court judge.[/QUOTE] So if I get SWAT'd, and I happen to have a dozen or so severed heads sitting in jars in my cupboards, I should be fine? Interesting.

[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;46018531]So if I get SWAT'd, and I happen to have a dozen or so severed heads sitting in jars in my cupboards, I should be fine? Interesting.[/QUOTE] See my post. Disregard what he said. If they're not laying out in plain sight, you should be fine... unless they smell like death. Then you might have a bigger issue [editline]18th September 2014[/editline] although he does have some valid points on search limitations: Search only where it would be reasonable for that item to fit: A 50" TV is not going to be found in a kitchen drawer, but dope can be found anywhere.

[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;46018531]So if I get SWAT'd, and I happen to have a dozen or so severed heads sitting in jars in my cupboards, I should be fine? Interesting.[/QUOTE] From a legal standpoint there's a good chance that evidence would, in your severed heads scenario, be inadmissible in court because the evidence was illegally obtained without a warrant. The term is called the exclusionary rule. Specifically, the 4th Amendment right of a citizen could be violated if officers responding to a call about, for example, a domestic dispute, start poking about in drawers, cabinets, etc without permission from the owner or a legally obtained warrant.

If they're searching for weapons and find something it's fine, if they're chatting to you in the living room and decide to rummage about in your drawers then it's not fine, etc. They need both a reason to be in the place, and a reason to be searching (If it's not just sitting on a table or such)

These laws sound like they make it harder for police to do their job. What's the point of making things illegal if they're only valid at certain times as in a search warrant?

[QUOTE=No_Excuses;46022129]These laws sound like they make it harder for police to do their job. What's the point of making things illegal if they're only valid at certain times as in a search warrant?[/QUOTE] if this was the case then it would be alright for police to randomly search anyone's home at any time. This law is more to protect the innocent from police harassment than the guilty, which given America's police culture is a really good thing.

[QUOTE=No_Excuses;46022129]These laws sound like they make it harder for police to do their job. What's the point of making things illegal if they're only valid at certain times as in a search warrant?[/QUOTE] What laws are you talking about? I'm guessing its about the inadmissibility stuff regarding illegally obtained items... In which the courts are always trying to protect the individual's rights. It really doesn't make it harder if you know what you're doing. You find something not on the warrant, you freeze the house, get a new warrant. Depending on the time of day this could be done an in hour or less. [editline]19th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=General J;46022223]if this was the case then it would be alright for police to randomly search anyone's home at any time. This law is more to protect the innocent from police harassment than the guilty, which given America's police culture is a really good thing.[/QUOTE] The police culture online is nothing like it is in real life. No one is going to randomly search your house.

Meh. If they found rotting bodies and clear murder evidence there or illegal explosives there would everybody be like "But they came for the emergency and had no warrant, they should just leave"? [editline]19th September 2014[/editline] If something illegal is in your room then you get charges. That's how it should work.

For 30 puny grams... At least hes out of this mess that shoulnd not have happend.

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;46016413]But what if they found something truly dangerous like illegal weapons, harder drugs like cocaine, or even child porn? Should he be let go?[/QUOTE] it's pretty dumb, but yes i remember hearing about this case where police got a warrant to search a guys house (supposed pedophile) and didnt include videos in the warrant when they got there they found tons of videos of him having sex with kids but it couldnt be used as evidence because it wasnt in the warrant

[QUOTE=Bathtub;46024063]it's pretty dumb, but yes i remember hearing about this case where police got a warrant to search a guys house (supposed pedophile) and didnt include videos in the warrant when they got there they found tons of videos of him having sex with kids but it couldnt be used as evidence because it wasnt in the warrant[/QUOTE] If they would have stopped once they found the videos, they would then just have to amend the warrant and get it signed. Then they would have been good to go. This is why police officers are the original grammar nazis and love the saying "rather have it and not need it, than to not have it and need it"

[QUOTE=RichyZ;46015073]the ones i use are ;)[/QUOTE] Brick weed dildo?

Still sucks that he dosn't get his weed back, because some idiot thought it would be fun to call swat on him.

[QUOTE=mrpirate;46029848]Still sucks that he dosn't get his weed back, because some idiot thought it would be fun to call swat on him.[/QUOTE] sure, but 30 grams of pot isn't very much to begin with. plus it's probably safe to assume this dude is racking an okay amount of money from doing his streams.

why would they give his weed back what