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Kali

(56,844 posts)
44. I fucking LOVE these videos
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 03:45 PM
Mar 2013
rock on resisters!

fuck DHS, had to run one off the private property just the other day - he was a good 24 hours late chasing some skinny kid that got past them. and yeah they act all shocked that US citizens might not want federal police hanging around their property. assholes.

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My understanding is that DHS owns 100 miles into the country from all borders Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #1
Did now know that. But IMO it is still harassment. More power grab from the feds. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #2
100 miles from the border which includes the coasts. It's most of the metro areas in the country. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #10
Yes, it includes all points of international entry...so it's around all int'l airports HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #29
Says who? Did they pay for it? James48 Mar 2013 #30
Perhaps 'owns' is not the correct word Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #34
"owns"? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #49
See post #34 Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #50
I live close to the border (20 miles) panader0 Mar 2013 #3
That is horrible! Did they offer any reimbursement for gas? n-t Logical Mar 2013 #4
Don't hold your breath. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #5
Yes, the bullshit positive response from the dog RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #6
The dogs have false positive rates of upwards of 50% NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #7
Training a dog to alert on false evidence GiveMeFreedom Mar 2013 #11
Isn't the dog conducting an illegal search which violates the 4th Amendment? eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #16
I don't think so RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #19
Well, I'd like to see that ruling because it's still a search. I'll see if I can find it. Thanks =) ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #21
That's not quite right. The front door sniff is before the Supreme Court right now. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #55
That's a ruling we the people lost Nevernose Mar 2013 #36
where did they go? Kali Mar 2013 #45
10 years of this have cost us $800 billion dollars. I'm sure glad we've gotten our money's worth. :/ Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #8
Sorry, the border is a Fourth Amendment-free zone. They don't need a reason. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #9
These aren't border checkpoints. THAT'S the issue here. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #13
They claim the right to do immigration control up to 75 miles from the border, I think. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #22
Thanks for explaining it. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #23
And yet I don't see arrests here. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #24
The key is ignorance of The People. Second is some people's ready willingness to ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #26
+1 n-t Logical Mar 2013 #54
And where is that codified by law? I want to see the law that abolishes the 4th Amendment. eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #17
A while ago Stryder Mar 2013 #37
100 miles FROM the borders = MOST of the U.S. population!! Why HAVE the 4th Amendment? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #18
I LIVE about 40 miles from the Canadian border... GreenEyedLefty Mar 2013 #40
Of course you do---or did! I was being sarcastic! WinkyDink Mar 2013 #58
The interior checkpoints aren't the border. There is no legal ground to check IDs or detain people leveymg Mar 2013 #20
Yep. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #25
The interesting thing here is that Secondary Inspection is a request not an order leveymg Mar 2013 #27
united states vs. martinez-fuerte , 1977 says it's legal James48 Mar 2013 #46
"checkpoint searches are constitutional only if justified by consent or probable cause to search" HiPointDem Mar 2013 #51
Yes, but compliance with a "voluntary" search is not mandatory w/out probable cause. leveymg Mar 2013 #57
There is a immigration checkpoint in texas Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #12
At Sierra Blanca, I think. They ought to call it "The Willie Nelson Memorial Checkpoint." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #15
Oh, this is funny! Those Customs guys are just gobsmacked that anyone would challenge them. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #14
The DHS needs to be permanently "sequestered". Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #28
The stupid thing is BlueStreak Mar 2013 #32
The Immigration Checkpoints are acting avebury Mar 2013 #31
Wow, it really is Nazi Germany. These guys' resistance is great. nt valerief Mar 2013 #33
speaking for myself SemperEadem Mar 2013 #35
+1 n-t Logical Mar 2013 #38
Re-entering the country from Canada last summer made my blood boil. GreenEyedLefty Mar 2013 #39
Feds love controlling us. TSA is a joke. And people still give them credit. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #41
This utterly stuns me speechless. This video needs to go viral. snagglepuss Mar 2013 #42
Google Radley Balko, he reports on this stuff a lot. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #56
"A normal person" doesn't submit to warrantless questions and searches.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #43
So true! +1, n-t Logical Mar 2013 #47
I fucking LOVE these videos Kali Mar 2013 #44
Good for you! Keep it up. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #48
Thank you GW Bush for 9/11 Politicalboi Mar 2013 #52
Actually, this started pre-9/11 nt. X_Digger Mar 2013 #53
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