Supreme Court: Strip searches just fine for any offense, no matter how small

I'd rather be the one giving the red eye than the one staring at it. . > > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Camer >> >> IMHO - being admitted to a jail is more than enough reasonable suspicion >> and probable cause for a search. Period. >> >> This guy should never have been admitted to jail, but that's not an issue >> for the jail personel to decide. It should never have gotten to that point. > > And that's the sort of attitude that has caused the erosion of the 4th > Amendment. If the cops feel like they ought to arrest someone, well, > that ought to be good enough? It's bad enough that people can get put > in jail at the whim of an officer. At least there is some minimal > recourse for false arrest. But now we are also saying that an > invasive, full body strip search is just going to be the standard part > of depriving you of your liberty. I think that's absurd and dangerous. > > Think about recent protests, for example. 100 people get arrested and > detained. Everyone knows that those people are going to be held for > probably a couple hours, then released. The DA will probably waive > charges for most of them. If you get a hard ass DA, they might get > brought to a mass court hearing and everyone gets hit with community > service and probation. Not a big deal. > > Now, you really think it is reasonable and worthwhile to strip search > every single one of those 100 protestors? What is gained? Why is it > reasonable? Do we really need to sacrifice the dignity and humanness > of all these people for the sake of...what? I don't even know. >