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April 2, 2012
Another Reason To Wear Clean Underwear
Albert Florence was arrested because state records indicated he was wanted on an outstanding warrant for an unpaid fine. There was no such warrant. In New Jersey, an unpaid fine is not a crime. Mr. Florence was held in jail for a week, required to shower with delousing soap and underwent strip searches. Mr. Florence sued, arguing that unless they have reason to believe the person is carrying a weapon or drugs, a strip search is unconstitutional.
"Pish-posh," the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Reminding people that the Constitution was written to imprison the guilty and to protect the police, not to keep innocent people free and safe, Justice Kennedy writing for the majority pointed out that Timothy McVeigh was arrested initially for not having a license plate on his car. And did his strip search uncover drugs or weapons? One of the 9/11 terrorists was stopped and ticketed for speeding just two days before highjacking flight 93. And did the police strip search him and discover the plot? The logic is inescapable. All must be strip searched. I suggest 5 Supreme Court Justices volunteer to be first in line.
Filed under Libertarianism | permalink | April 2, 2012 at 08:48 PM
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