[budder]

I was just on THR and read these posts from a calguns thread:
http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s ... 6&t=300731

The short version is that a student (non-traditional, I think) was seen posting on calguns and a call was made to the PD with a bunch of misinformation or with suspicions that became claims by the time the officers were sent to get him. He was pulled out of class, searched, then had his bag searched (after making the cops get a telephone warrant), and guess what? He didn't have any weapons on him. Surprise, surprise.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

Is this true?

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

They then searched my person with my consent

Mistake Number 1.

 

[Thorsen]

Guess I need to be careful about who sees me at school reading this forum or others. Combine that with the big orange button attached to my backpack and I guess that will be all the probable cause they need to search my person and belongings. :roll:

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

I was never given a copy of the facesheet, they simply were on the phone for a while, then went into the classroom and exited with my backpack.

I assume they had a warrant because they went from being extremely cautious about going near my backpack without permission to sitting it on the ground and removing its contents in front of me.

:-k

 

[misawa]

I've honestly been waiting for someone at my school to phone me in. Between my GeorgiaCarry shirt, talking with other students, professors, and (gasp!) university police officers about guns, there's plenty of opportunity to call it in. It just gives me an opportunity to educate.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

they informed me that when they called in for the warrant "that service was not available to us at the time"

:shock:

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

Hello Judge whatchamacallit... This is officer sosandso over at the University... We have a non-disruptive individual we are detaining that won't cooperate and give us consent to search his bag, therefor he is obviously hiding "something" so that should constitute probable cause for a search.

Oh, one more thing your honor, we are basing our investigation on the word of another student that thought they saw something relating to firearms on a computer screen and was fearful over it, even though firearms are perfectly legal..

Thanks in advance for the Tele-Warrant Your Honor!!

:lol:

 

[ptsmith24]

Guess I need to be careful about who sees me at school reading this forum or others. Combine that with the big orange button attached to my backpack and I guess that will be all the probable cause they need to search my person and belongings. :roll:

I dare them to try and search me.

 

[ptsmith24]

I don't read this at school, either.

 

[budder]

Is this true?

I don't know, but it's an interesting topic, so I thought I would let you guys read it and see what you think.

 

[Rammstein]

I'd have NOT consented to a damn thing and told them to eff their tele-warrant and get me a hard copy signed by a judge.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

I'd have NOT consented to a damn thing and told them to eff their tele-warrant and get me a hard copy signed by a judge.

Yeah, Rammstein, we know.

 

[Rammstein]

I read GPDO from school all the time. Of course I run all my data through encrypted proxies on a web browser on a usb drive...so they'll never see it on the school servers.

 

[budder]

I read GPDO from school all the time. Of course I run all my data through encrypted proxies on a web browser on a usb drive...so they'll never see it on the school servers.

Ramm: campus ninja. :ninja:

 

[AV8R]

I read GPDO from school all the time. Of course I run all my data through encrypted proxies on a web browser on a usb drive...so they'll never see it on the school servers.

Really now?

 

[ptsmith24]

I read GPDO from school all the time. Of course I run all my data through encrypted proxies on a web browser on a usb drive...so they'll never see it on the school servers.

Really now?

:wink:

 

[legacy38]

Telephone warrant? They allow those in CA?

 

[budder]

Telephone warrant? They allow those in CA?

Are they not allowed in some states? Are they allowed here?

 

[legacy38]

Telephone warrant? They allow those in CA?

Are they not allowed in some states? Are they allowed here?

You can't simply call a judge and request a warrant. An officer must personally appear before a judge and present an affidavit under oath. The judge either signs it or not. Other states may allow warrants by telephone but not here. I think there are some places in metro Atlanta that use some sort of teleconferencing that is actually at the courthouse though.

It is possible that another officer was at the courthouse obtaining a warrant and called the officers on scene when it was obtained; however, a copy of the warrant should have been given the individual. We are required to either give a copy of the warrant to an actual person or leave it in a "conspicuous" place if no person is there. Furthermore, a warrant return must be filed with the court within 10 days listing any and all items seized.