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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,305 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:02 AM Mar 2019

Cops steal $270K while executing search warrant,but is stealing while executing SW a 4A violation?

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CA9 panel: when cops stole $270K while executing search warrant, it wasn't clear that stealing property while executing warrant violates 4th Amendment, so cops are immune.
Moses: NOW YOU SEE WHY WE DID THE TABLET THING

Opinion: http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/03/20/17-16756.pdf …
h/t: @ConLawWarrior

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Cops steal $270K while executing search warrant,but is stealing while executing SW a 4A violation? (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2019 OP

one would think that theft would make it not a "reasonable" search and seizure. unblock Mar 2019 #1

Very true. Thank you. raging moderate Mar 2019 #2

fucking cops are all like that gopiscrap Mar 2019 #3

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1. one would think that theft would make it not a "reasonable" search and seizure.

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Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:49 AM

Mar 2019

alternatively, if they want to take the view that the seizure was reasonable at the *time* the items were removed in the course of executive the search warrant, then a theft took place *after* the execution of the search warrant when the police lied about how much cash was taken.

in any event, it's obviously a recipe for terrible government for the police to effectively have a free pass for thieving in the process of executing a search warrant.