17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
tomservo@access.digex.net (Scott Fabbri) Says:
An entity self-representing as "Vladimir Z. Nuri" writes:
sure, a government agent could insist, "well, don't be a bonehead. it's obviously his diary, and surely contains all his crimes against children".
A standard attitude among LEOs is: "if you're not guilty of something, what are you hiding?" Skilled ones use this lever to get suspects to allow searches of their property on the flimsiest of pretenses.
This is why we need to adopt the standard attitude of "Well, Officer, If you're not a jackbooted thug, why are you asking me to consent to an unreasonable search?" -jcr