home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- From: Ben Masel <bmasel@igc.apc.org>
- Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs
- Date: 09 Jun 93 16:58 PDT
- Subject: 4th Amendment Card
- Message-ID: <1484000239@igc.apc.org>
-
- During the 6 mos last summer and fall during which i could not get
- my tailight to stay fixed i was pulled over a total of 14 times,
- asked for permission to search 11. I refused each time. I always
- had a large supply of the "Notice to Law Enforcement Officers"
- cards appended below, and explained to the officer that after
- producing and distributing thousands of them i could not set a bad
- example by consenting myself. Result... not one search.
-
- It helps that my long hair is streaked w grey. Cops tend to defer
- to the superior legal knowledge of anyone older than they are. It
- also helps to present an ACLU membership card, casting you as
- someone refusing not because of something to hide, but because of
- a fanatic dedication to the Constitution.
- ______________________________________________________________________
-
- NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
-
- I do not consent to a search of my person, belongings, home, or
- vehicle. I retain my 4th Amendment Rights, and all other Rights
- under the US and State Constitutions.
-
- Signature ________________________________________
-
- Date, time of notice (optional) ________________________
-
- _______________________________________________________________________
-
- The 4th Amendment
-
- The right of the people to be secure in their person, houses,
- papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and siezures
- shall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon
- probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
- describing the place to be searched, and the person or things to
- be siezed.
-
- _________________________________________________________________________
-
-
-
-
-
-