[quote]pushharder wrote:
How was this problem solved in 18th and 19th century frontier America?
I LOVE these kind of questions! Luv 'em, luv 'em, luv 'em!
Answer: allow these poor pitiful folks that have to endure this “frontier” violence to arm themselves!
Yep, there’s usually a good ol’ fashioned answer that works well for just about anything.[/quote]
Push, I’m not sure you realize it, but there’s not a lot in it for the government that way…
[quote]Brett620 wrote:
Judges are available at 2am to sign warrants in your city/town? They are sleeping in my city… Good luck at getting one signed.
And no, there is no dept that I’m aware of that does then electronically like you suggest. Please name them if you say otherwise.
So with a search warrant, you would detain the motorist, go downtown and type it or to a precinct/station, and THEN find a judge to sign it. You are talking about a 2 hour detention (even longer if it’s done while they are all in court, like 10am on a Monday). I know, because I have done them. So you are “detaining” someone for 2 hours. The Supreme Court would not deem that reasonable. That’s why we don’t do it.
Nick, your beef needs to be more with the courts than the police. Become an activist and become engaged in the political process if you want change. Until the courts overturn these decision thru case law and decisions… we operate under the guidelines established by the courts.
If you voted for Obama who elected those justices (and brought along Eric Holder), you are off t a pretty good start.[/quote]
I don’t know of any department/jurisdiction that uses electronic search warrants…but I see no reason one couldn’t.
I don’t believe I’ve ever stated that my beef is NOT with the courts. I’m actually pretty sure I have said(maybe even in this thread) it is silly to blame the police for much of the stuff they do.
You’ll have to explain your Obama/Holder comment.