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7. Kyllo v. United States

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:46 PM

Jan 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyllo_v._United_States

Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001), held that the use of a thermal imaging, or FLIR, device from a public vantage point to monitor the radiation of heat from a person's home was a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and thus required a warrant.

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So, you don't think we iive in a full-blown police state? Think again. [View all] 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 OP

Stick a fork in us. tblue Jan 2015 #1

it appears that technology is the boiling pot of water. grasswire Jan 2015 #2

Yes, it seems that way! We have people even here who don't think we need due process sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #3

It's rather amazing to watch them destroy their own lede in two adjacent sentences. jeff47 Jan 2015 #4

But how do we know they are getting warrants? randome Jan 2015 #10

Because they have to in order to use anything that comes from the search. jeff47 Jan 2015 #21

it says no such thing.. frylock Jan 2015 #15

They're using warrants or they can't use anything that comes from the search. jeff47 Jan 2015 #20

It usually is a good practice to click on the link... Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #28

Except that still isn't the case. jeff47 Jan 2015 #29

I have absoluely no problems with this technology, so long as use is limited and monitored. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #5

It would be easy to defeat such a system. nilesobek Jan 2015 #6

Yeah, an obvious option for most everyone. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #22

Noted. nilesobek Jan 2015 #24

Kyllo v. United States Scuba Jan 2015 #7

Nice find. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #25

Does anyone remember this type of audio device in the movie ET? KauaiK Jan 2015 #8

Jimmy McNulty: Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #9

Some cops are going to be getting off using this to spy on people in their homes at night dissentient Jan 2015 #11

Time to consider moving to..... RoverSuswade Jan 2015 #12

Oh, really? You think it's just a coincidence that the Martian rover is still working? randome Jan 2015 #13

Oops. I forgot about that. RoverSuswade Jan 2015 #27

I predict a big spike in the sale of lead sheeting for installation in the home. Orrex Jan 2015 #14

Is this the same technology used in the Boston bomber case ? Spooky69 Jan 2015 #16

C'mon, 99! Everybody knows for this to be a Police State requires summary execution of citizens. Octafish Jan 2015 #17

Why am I reminded of Futurama just now? Initech Jan 2015 #18

Overactive surveillance isn't sufficient to make a police state mythology Jan 2015 #19

Yay! Still miles away! JackRiddler Jan 2015 #23

Last time I pointed out we lived in a "de facto" police state Kelvin Mace Jan 2015 #26