From: Anarch666-AT-aol.com
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:36:57 EDT
Subject: Re: to all you americans


In a message dated 4/8/99 1:01:54 PM Central Daylight Time, Yankspet-AT-aol.com 
writes:

> to all people who are residing withing america, i ask a question. is it 
true 
>  that the supreme court recently passed something that states that it is 
now 
>  legal and proper for police to search your car without a warrent? 
>  ~kyan
 
Sorta. Police have had the power to search a car and its driver without a 
warrant for years. The Supreme Court expanded this to include all passengers 
of the vehicle. All they have to do is have "probable cause", aka no reason 
at all. The courts have approved the idea of guilty by association.
Chris