Lisbon,
Yup. That's about right.
When just about anything and everything is an arrestable offense,
the Supreme Court has ruled that if arrested, regardless of
offense, anyone can be stripped searched.
So, if you think the TSA at the airport is intrusive, try not
paying your parking tickets and see what happens...
Goodman Green
- Brasscheck
Strip searches could become
as common as Miranda Rights
Related article...
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip Searches for Any Arrest
By ADAM LIPTAK
New York Times
WASHINGTON
— The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may
strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before
admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect
the presence of contraband.
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, joined by the court’s conservative wing,
wrote that courts are in no position to second-guess the judgments of
correctional officials who must consider not only the possibility of
smuggled weapons and drugs, but also public health and information about
gang affiliations.
“Every detainee who will be admitted to the general population may
be required to undergo a close visual inspection while undressed,”
Justice Kennedy wrote, adding that about 13 million people are admitted
each year to the nation’s jails.
The procedures endorsed by the majority are forbidden by statute in
at least 10 states and are at odds with the policies of federal
authorities. According to a supporting brief filed by the American Bar
Association, international human rights treaties also ban the
procedures.
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