Comments on: Your Affiant Took a Picture of the Following Doormat . . . http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/ Harangues that just make sense Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Darkmage http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44559 Darkmage Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:33:25 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/4702/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44559 Target? They offer those doormats at Target? Damn, I had to go all the way to Fredericksburg, VA to get mine at a quaint little tourist-trap store in the historical section of the town. No joke, I have one of those doormats. It gets a lot of chuckles, especially from my cop friends. Target? They offer those doormats at Target?

Damn, I had to go all the way to Fredericksburg, VA to get mine at a quaint little tourist-trap store in the historical section of the town.

No joke, I have one of those doormats. It gets a lot of chuckles, especially from my cop friends.

]]> By: CStudent http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44474 CStudent Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:26:21 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/4702/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44474 How does the ruling make a mockery of "originalism"? Sure the concept that police must knock at the door and announce their presence is a very old one, but the Exclusionary Rule certainly isn't. The concept that the remedy for violations of the Fourth Amendment is to set criminals free was first announced by the Supreme Court in 1914 (or thereabouts) and wasn't applied to the states until the 1960's. PS I sooo need to get one of these doormats. Classic How does the ruling make a mockery of “originalism”? Sure the concept that police must knock at the door and announce their presence is a very old one, but the Exclusionary Rule certainly isn’t. The concept that the remedy for violations of the Fourth Amendment is to set criminals free was first announced by the Supreme Court in 1914 (or thereabouts) and wasn’t applied to the states until the 1960’s.

PS I sooo need to get one of these doormats. Classic

]]> By: assistant devil's advocate http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44458 assistant devil's advocate Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:52:04 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/4702/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44458 "i'm pretty sure that these doormats provide independent probable cause for entry into the residence." only a fascist would take a citizen's assertion of his constitutional rights as probable cause that the citizen was a criminal. [<i>It was a joke. -- P</i>] “i’m pretty sure that these doormats provide independent probable cause for entry into the residence.”
only a fascist would take a citizen’s assertion of his constitutional rights as probable cause that the citizen was a criminal.

[It was a joke. -- P]

]]> By: Psyberian http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44399 Psyberian Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:55:06 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/4702/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44399 This ruling makes a mockery of so-called “Originalism.” Originalism only comes into play when it works to the advantage of conservatives. It’s OK for conservative to make new laws willy-nilly, but nooooo, not liberals. I get it now -<i>finally</i>. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_06/009019.php So when a hoard of cops come busting through your door unannounced and you happen to be doing anything personal - say, making love to your spouse – too bad. <i>Deal with it</i> because Big Daddy Government is watching out for you. (I feel safer, do you feel safer? /sarcasm.) This ruling makes a mockery of so-called “Originalism.” Originalism only comes into play when it works to the advantage of conservatives. It’s OK for conservative to make new laws willy-nilly, but nooooo, not liberals. I get it now -finally. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_06/009019.php

So when a hoard of cops come busting through your door unannounced and you happen to be doing anything personal - say, making love to your spouse – too bad. Deal with it because Big Daddy Government is watching out for you. (I feel safer, do you feel safer? /sarcasm.)

]]> By: Deacon Bleau http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44034 Deacon Bleau Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:16:58 +0000 http://patterico.com/2006/06/15/4702/your-affiant-took-a-picture-of-the-following-doormat/#comment-44034 Glad I'm bowing down to the all powerful state. Glad I’m bowing down to the all powerful state.

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