I completely disagree with you. With that mind set, you're siding with guilty until proven innocent, not innocent until proven guilty. SWAT is used to enter or defend against heavily armed instances where standard individuals risk loss of life using standard protocols. With your definition, SWAT is now the guys to use in any and every event. On Apr 26, 2011 9:41 AM, "Lonnie Olson" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Steven Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: >> Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few days you've >> probably heard about this. >> http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=157&sid=15279689 >> >> I think it's important that we as an informed populace spread the word >> that the answer here is not to encrypt the connection. The proper >> answer is that our lawmakers need to raise the level of proof required >> to obtain and execute a search warrant from IP address to something >> more damning. An IP address IMHO shouldn't even be considered a >> preponderance of the evidence, since IP addys are meant to be fluid >> and changeable, thats one of the principals behind DHCP. > > Just to spur some more argument, i'm going to be a devil's advocate. > I don't honestly agree with this, but it should at least be considered. > > The SWAT team was completely necessary. In order to obtain the physical > evidence that is required to convict a person, it must be collected fast. > If the suspect was alerted to suspicions before a SWAT team could collect > evidence, then the suspect could easily destroy all the evidence necessary. > Therefore the perpetrator could get away. > > Better to inconvenience an innocent person, than to let a guilty person free. > The risk of infringing on a suspects rights, by using a SWAT team, is necessary > in order to keep the safety. > > --lonnie > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */
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