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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: SCOTUS Decision Weakens 4th Amendment Protections [View all]Lancero
(3,276 posts)What here is new?
They require consent from a person living at the home, and they got it. The person consenting to the search of their own home removes the requirement for a warrent.
Although consent was not gained on the first visit, one person (male) was arrested for legitimate reasons - Suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend, and matching the description of a robbery suspect.
Later, the girlfriend gave consent to the search as she was legally allowed to do.
So, can anyone point to what laws the police violated? The did not enter the first time, as they lacked consent to do so. They followed the law. A person was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend. They enforced the law. They entered at a later time, when they had gained consent to do so. They followed the law. Everything they did was entirely legal, so whats the fuss about?
Frankly, it's a might suspicious that people are raising this big of a shitstorm over a woman giving consent to enter a home, after a male has denied it - Seems to me like these people think a woman needs a man's permission to give consent to things.