The Supreme Court is back in the headlines this week, after deciding multiple controversial cases. The latest grants police new authority to stop individuals without cause.
In a 5-3 decision, the US Supreme Court decided that it is ok for police to conduct illegal stops if an outstanding warrant is found after the fact. I.E., police officers can stop you, demand your ID, run it and if some old parking ticket you forgot about comes up, they can search you and use anything they find as evidence for prosecution.
Until this decision was made, any stop a police officer would make without probable cause was illegal. Now, they can stop you to search for probable cause.
Of the three justices that voted against the law, Justice Sonya Sotomayer said “this case tells everyone, white and black, guilty and innocent, that an officer can verify your legal status at any time. It says that your body is subject to invasion while courts excuse the violation of your rights. It implies that you are not a citizen of a democracy but the subject of a carceral state, just waiting to be cataloged.”
It’s not often that Justice Sonya Sotomayor stands on the side of personal liberty, but there’s a catch. She dissented not to protect citizens of the United States, but to protect illegal immigrants. In her dissent, she claimed that it gave too much power to police looking to verify an individuals “legal status.” A good decision, then, made on bad principles.
Source: Minds
No i havnt, the government has crossed the line, im an american and they will have to kill me to take my rights
What You going a do ?
Need to read it first. But now I am not surprised
Will someone please explain to me why I should worry about this decision when I have nothing to hide?? I am being neither sarcastic nor facetious, I plead ignorance on this matter. I am a Christian, Conservative, Republican. I honestly do not understand why I would be concerned by this. Thank you, in advance, for your input!
Mimi – The reason you should worry about this is. It violates the IV amendment of our constitution. Please look up (google) what that is. This ruling allows the police to stop, detain and search anyone, anyone they deem a suspect or a person of interest. If you can not see or understand how this violates the individual then there is nothing I can say that will help you. Except try and get a better understanding of our Constitution, it’s amendments, civil liberty and due process. Lord help us.
You have nothing to hide? When u get home please take your curtains down, and post your credit card statements on Facebook. If you’re not comfortable doing that please never say you have nothing to hide ever again. Thank you
I think the commentator made an excellent argument about SCOTUS decision. However, his use of cursing diminishes his credibility thus making him look and sound unworthy of his position. If you want your message to sound sound truthful, authentic, sincere then you should act the part. Leave out the cheap foul words they add nothing to the subject.