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I guess I can understand the argument that picking a lock does not count as a search, but the second you open the door...
by ortusdux 2y ago
I guess I can understand the argument that picking a lock does not count as a search, but the second you open the door...
- qup 2y agoLike removing the doorframe and putting in your own new door that doesn't lock, then walking inside
- tiahura 2y agois when they got the warrant
- ortusdux 2y agoI guess that is the question. If the police are confident that they will have a warrant in 30 minutes, can they have a locksmith unlock the door while they wait?
- BobaFloutist 2y agoI would say no, because the whole point of the warrant is to remove the police's judgement from the equation. If they're taking action based on their expectation that they'll get it, that's kind of an end-run around the stated purpose.
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- thayne 2y agoWhat if picking the lock damages the lock?
- yencabulator 2y agoYeah. It might not be a search, but it's something, and the logical question is to ask under what authority can that be done.