No warrant No Search
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No Warrant, No Search
When it comes to the requirement of a search warrant during an official investigation, some feel the warrant is required for the protection of constitutional individual rights, others feel it is unnecessary in the pursuit of the security of society as a whole. As of now, there are so far 5 states, which lawfully do not require a search warrant of any kind. This decision completely contradicts the intentions of our founding fathers for this country, and for that, I disagree.
In today's society, we are constantly faced with the problem of police officers and authority figures abusing their delegated power of search and seizure. For instance, without a warrant an officer can easily fabricate a reason to search your home, lie and say they felt unsafe, and invade any of your belongings in whatever manner they deem necessary.
During the heightened security following the 9-11 tragedy, many police departments and security, agencies were put on their highest level of alert. In the case of Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. David Carkhuff, these states of paranoia lead to an unlawful search of property. On the night of October 15, 2001, state troopers were assigned to guard the Cobble Mountain reservoir, which lies between Blanford and Randolph, Massachusetts, out of fear of a terrorist plot to contaminate the cities drinking water supply. No specific location, time, or method of attack, was mentioned in the general alert...