southsider2k5 Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/...epage-breaking2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 10:01 AM) http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/...epage-breaking2 In general, I support the ACLU, but they need to get their heads out of their asses on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 I fully understand them filing the lawsuit, and I fully understand them losing it too. It's the job of the ACLU to be offensive like this and to make sure people can provide a legal justification for things like searches of the public, etc, whether or not people agree with them. In this case, there's no reason for a judge to side with them, since searching everyone with a backpack doesn't constitute racial profiling, and it's not an unconstitutional search/seizure to search people when they're trying to make use of a city service. Even given that, it's always a good thing to force a judge to decide exactly where the letter of the law draws the line, just so other states/cities will know how far they can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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