From: stephen@sprunk.org

On 17-May-14 18:37, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> Stephen Sprunk   wrote:
>> On 17-May-14 12:56, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>> Stephen Sprunk   wrote:
>>>> On 15-May-14 20:01, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>>> Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>>>>>> On 15-May-14 16:32, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>>>>> Stephen Sprunk  wrote:
>>>>>>>> Perp smuggles drugs north in the secret compartment but
>>>>>>>> doesn't get caught.  Perp then returns south, gets stopped
>>>>>>>> and arrested for having a secret compartment even though
>>>>>>>> it's empty. Granted, he wasn't charged with smuggling
>>>>>>>> drugs, but he still goes to prison and has that on his
>>>>>>>> record for life, which counts as "nailed".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, that makes no sense, Stephen. You failed to think this
>>>>>>> through. Unless that secret compartment was in plain sight,
>>>>>>> he can't get arrested for it,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The compartment isn't very secret if it's in plain sight; it's
>>>>>> the kind of thing cops would only discover during a search.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know, Stephen. That's the bit you failed to think through. You
>>>>> have yet to explain how the suspect's right against search hasn't
>>>>> been violated.
>>>>
>>>> SCOTUS has already allowed similar warrantless searches of vehicles
>>>> by the feds and by other states; take it up with them.
>>>
>>> Never heard of anything of the kind, not that that means much.
>>
>> You've apparently never heard of many things that are true, but that
>> does not magically make those things untrue as you seem to think.
>
> I know, Stephen. In fact, I just wrote that in that very sentence.
> I think I'll snip the rest because I'm bored now.

Yes, take your toys and go home; that's the way to win a debate!

S

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