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unionworks

(3,574 posts)
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 03:10 AM Apr 2012

New SCOTUS ruling

...allowing for the strip search of people arrested for minor infractions such as trafffic violations, etc. Seems to me to be aimed squarely at Occupy just in time for spring, along with other anti 1st and 4th amendment rulings/legislation. Suprised this hasn't been discussed yet in this goup.

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New SCOTUS ruling (Original Post) unionworks Apr 2012 OP
This is clearly sexual intimidation to make people think twice about being uppity. Joe Shlabotnik Apr 2012 #1
the SCOTUS 5 fascists unionworks Apr 2012 #2
Famous last words? Gabby Hayes Apr 2012 #3
How minor? davidthegnome Apr 2012 #4
in the court case unionworks Apr 2012 #5

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
1. This is clearly sexual intimidation to make people think twice about being uppity.
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 04:03 AM
Apr 2012

I get the feeling it could somehow backfire eventually though, if used excessively on otherwise innocent people. As awful as things like prison rape are, a good segment of the population has an 'oh well, they deserved attitude', but those stinking freaky hippies/hipsters that the same people don't like, are also their sons and daughters. It'll get uglier for sure, lets just hope the press, and citizen media make it known.

Gabby Hayes

(289 posts)
3. Famous last words?
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 04:46 AM
Apr 2012

"People detained for minor offenses can turn out to be the most devious and dangerous criminals." -- Justice Kennedy

usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10982324-supreme-court-strip-searches-in-jail-ok-even-for-minor-offenses

davidthegnome

(2,983 posts)
4. How minor?
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 05:04 AM
Apr 2012

Like, if they're giving you a speeding ticket? Maybe criminal speeding or getting caught with a small amount of marijuana in your vehicle? Won't they still need some kind of probable cause? Sorry, but this is the first I've heard of this one. Curious how severe it is.

 

unionworks

(3,574 posts)
5. in the court case
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 05:19 AM
Apr 2012

The guy got pulled over for a traffic violation. it turned out there was a bogus warrant for an old fine that he had actually payed. He wass jailed for 6 days and strip searched 3 different times before it got straightened out.

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