On 7/3/2011 6:30 AM, HeyBub wrote:
"[VIRGINIA] The City of Lynchburg is trying to give the planning commission
(building permits, code enforcement, etc.) the ability to issue search
warrants if they suspect “code” violations."

Huh?

http://redstatevirginia.com/2011/07/...ate-lynchburg/



try this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVACCaVxYEk

"Incident in Indiana where a health inspector trespasses on private property
while law enforcement looks on."



Also, it's not generally known that the police can without a warrant enter
your property, walk up to the front door and look through any glass in the
door or nearby windows along the way. The idea is that if any stranger can do
that (such as someone asking for directions), then the police can, too - they
don't have inferior rights. But if you have a fence with a gate (presumably
locked), then they can't enter.

They cannot without a warrant search the house or the "curtilage", which is
the area surrounding the house. So they can't go and look through your back
windows or doors.

But they can go up to any structures far from the house, even on your private
property. "Open fields" it's called. It's strange stuff, but true.

http://takingthefifth-acriminallawbl...tilage-search/

(All that is aside from probable cause or exigent circumstances.)

They can also put a GPS on your car, even if its in your own driveway... in
some appellate jurisdictions but not others. The idea is if they can follow
you by sight, they can with a GPS. Naturally, everything gets complicated, for
instance they might use a GPS only for a day or two but not indefinitely.

The SCOTUS decides some related cases soon. Naturally, it's usually lowlife
criminals at the center of these cases; but then the loss of rights affects us
all.