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> probable cause to search Don't need probable cause if the roommate consented to a search. "you have nothing to hide, do you?" 2nd oldest trick in the book.
by morganw 13y ago
> probable cause to search
Don't need probable cause if the roommate consented to a search. "you have nothing to hide, do you?" 2nd oldest trick in the book.
- w1ntermute 13y agoDid you not read the article? They showed up with "a phalanx of officers from the FBI, ATF and Boston". They wouldn't have done that if they were just hoping the roommate would let them in. They likely had a search warrant. And like I said, this is speaking purely legally. Even if they didn't have a search warrant, the fact that they targeted this guy for his ethnicity alone was unethical.
- jlgreco 13y agoOne might question the extent to which someone on a student visa can "consent" to a search, when faced by numerous government agents at his door. I am sure that legally there are no problems there, but ethically? There is unstated element of coercion there.