But hey! What if they had one of those nifty vans with the xray equipment so they could see the illegals hiding out? Oops, but then that would infringe upon your rights, sorry!
Exactly. It would be one thing if they peered into the van or truck and saw people, and those people were illegals, and every time they peered into a truck or van and saw people that those people were illegals, every single time, but all it takes is once where those people aren't illegals for it to be an illegal search and seizure and an invasion of privacy.
Like.. complain about the illegals, but balk at a system that could do just that.. why? because they might be able to see what you have in your truck and that would infringe upon your rights..
You're assuming the motives of the people with the xray equipment is righteous and pure, and that their ethics and morals are such that they will not, ever, under any circumstances abuse it and use it for something other than to search for illegals. Human nature, and history, has proven without a shadow of a doubt that whatever those in power have at their disposal will be abused. In order to justify the stopping of someone when no real reason exists, evidence can be planted to "manufacture" a case against someone. Corrupt law enforcement even working within the legal rights of citizens have perpetrated all kinds of abuses. Imagine if they had a free hand to do as they will.
Complain about the criminals but complain about some of the means used to catch them..
If those means violate the rights of innocents, you betcha.
Complain about innocents getting murdered, but complain about the criminals' machine guns being taken away, because in so doing, you're going to get YOURS taken away too..
If you snapped your fingers and suddenly all guns of all kinds just disappeared, murders would not suddenly cease. There are too many examples of murders throughout history that didn't include any type of firearm to list here, but suffice it to say that if all guns were eliminated, murders would not cease. The government would certainly have the upper hand on its citizens at that point, tho. The right to keep and bear arms
shall not be infringed. There is no wiggle room there.
Complain about the terrible 4wheeler drivers, but complain about the cops who park behind just behind the top of a hill trying to catch them driving badly because it's entrapment..
Not really entrapment. Entrapment is enticing someone who would otherwise not break the law, to break the law. Catching someone in the act of breaking the law isn't entrapment.
Complain about criminals who just take off to escape from the police stopping them, but disallow the police to go after them because they might harm someone in the process..
I would hate to be run over and killed while crossing the street because the police is involved in a high speed chase going after someone who robbed a bank. I would have to be involved in a 17 car accident with multiple injuries and deaths because of a high speed chase after some guy who committed any crime, even murder. The lives of innocent people aren't worth catching the guy
right now, as opposed to catching him a little later, or for that matter letting get away.
Complain about people owning pitbulls because the dogs are mutilating innocent people.. but become outraged when they're banned (in Ontario Canada!)..
That's throwing the baby out with the bath water. That's wanting to kill, or at least deport,
all Muslims because a handful of them flew planes into the World Trade Center. That's wanting to ban
all handguns because a few people with handguns use them to kill people. That's wanting to ban horseback riding because Superman had his spinal cord crushed in a fall off a horse.
Complain about horrible crimes, but feel bad about killing the perps and give them 7 years instead..
Down here, many states still have the death penalty. Most complain when someone who deserves the death penalty doesn't get it. Even those who get it, people complain that death doesn't come for 10 or 20 years after being sentenced to death.
Joe Pigfarmer is killing and burying many women on his property, but they don't have enough reasonable grounds of suspicion to enter his property..
If they don't have enough reasonable suspicion, then they don't know that Joe Pigfarmer is killing and burying anyone. Just because someone says Joe Pigfarmer is killing people, that doesn't mean his is, and it is not evidence that he is. If someone says he is, and the police go and check it out and find that he isn't, then his right to be left alone, among other rights, have been violated by The State. If they find he's not killing anyone, but find a few marijuana plants on his property, the fact that growing marijuana is a crime doesn't in any way excuse the fact that his Constitutional rights have been violated, such as the right to privacy, the right to unreasonable search and seizure, and the right be to secure in their person. Otherwise, the police could barge in to your home at any time for any reason and there's nothing you can do about it.
Where does the line get drawn?
At the top of Page One of the US Constitution. Don't mess with anything below that line.
