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Fedex doesn't get a choice. We'll assume for a second this was purely state to state (ie no customs involved) since that seems to be the case. Even then, they
by DannyBee 2y ago
Fedex doesn't get a choice.
We'll assume for a second this was purely state to state (ie no customs involved) since that seems to be the case.
Even then, they generally don't get involved unless a package smells funny, is leaking, or making noise.
But if it does, it may get opened or dog sniffed or inspected (fedex itself generally does not open packages, they would set them aside. Chain of custody and all that. While they probably reserve the right to open whatever, the in-practice exceptions mostly about trying to find a receiver when the label/other identifying info is destroyed somehow.).
There are also some amount of random checks.
But to put this in perspective (and again, i think civil forfeiture is nutso), thi is is a fedex site that processes about 100k packages an hour.
The state seized 134 packages in the past year.
If they were inspecting any meaningful percent of packages, this would probably be 100x greater.
- blindriver 2y agoThis sounds like a violation of the 4th amendment. You can't just generically search everything without any idea that a crime occurred.
- pests 2y agoFedEx is a private company and you agree to the fine-print when you use their services.
- starspangled 2y agoAnd the old "it's a private company they can do what they want" comes home to roost.
- DannyBee 2y agoYou actually can as long as folks “agreed” to let you. Welcome to the slippery slope of the “reasonable expectation of privacy” I’ll see you at the bottom, we are going there fast
- neuralRiot 2y agoOnly 1st class mail is protected by the 4 fourth amendment and even so it can be inspected under “exigent circumstances” without a warrant.
- remus 2y ago> But to put this in perspective (and again, i think civil forfeiture is nutso), thi is is a fedex site that processes about 100k packages an hour. Minor correction, but the article says they can process up to 99k packages per hour.
- DannyBee 2y agoSure. But Indy processes an amazing amount. Assume it’s 10k/hour or even 1000/hour average over the year and it doesn’t change the point. At 1000/hour it means they did 9 million packages a year and seized .001 percent of them (think I got that right, on my phone) FedEx does 15 million packages a day (2.8 billion a year) overall and this is the second largest hub. So the number is probably much closer to 100k an hour than 1000/hour. FedEx is expanding capacity to 140k/hour as well