Sunday, October 2, 2011

4th Amendment

The 4th Amendment states:
          "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."


This to to me means that the law cannot come look through my things to find something to possibly make me guilty for a crime. Obviously it doesn't really relate to me at this point in my life because i've never been involved in anything to where my things have needed to be search, but it is possible that I would need this if anything like that happens in the future. 
This picture relates to the 4th amendment because its an artistic way of showing what the police cannot do. Also in this picture the the police are huge compared to the house which could represent how some people in law enforcement think they are bigger than the law and can do whatever they want, like look through some ones house or car without a warrant. 


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/sports/baseball/02chass.html?pagewanted=all

That is an article pretty much debating the argument over athletes having to take drug test. Should they have to do it without having probable cause that they are on it? To make sure it isn't biased to people that they think is on performing drugs, so they now make it to where all athletes at any time can be tested for drugs of any kind. 

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