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| Judge Throws Out Helicopter Drug Evidence |
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Posted by FoM on June 28, 2001 at 09:23:08 PT By Mark Hume, National Post Source: National Post 
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has thrown out evidence gathered by the RCMP in a drug investigation because it was seized after police used a helicopter equipped with infrared radar without a warrant.Justice Wally Oppal said using a helicopter without a search warrant amounted to an unauthorized invasion of privacy, noting the flyovers were so low police reported seeing someone urinating. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #2 posted by kaptinemo on June 28, 2001 at 10:37:09 PT:
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| "Justice Wally Oppal said using a helicopter without a search warrant amounted to an unauthorized invasion of privacy, noting the flyovers were so low police reported seeing someone urinating." As if the police didn't have anything better to do than watching some poor soul drain the dragon. Why do you never give matches to children? Because they might burn the house down with their 'play'. Why should you never allow the police to utilize hi-tech surveillance equipment to spy on the civil populace in their quest to stamp out illicit drug use? Because these particular 'children' will utilize their toys to destroy your rights. Just like the child with the matchbook, the temptation will just be too great for them to resist...as we've had ample proof of here in the putative 'Land of the Free'. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by TroutMask on June 28, 2001 at 10:03:19 PT |
| It's too bad that the US, which was once the "bastion of freedom", now lags so far behind Canada in basic human rights. -TM [ Post Comment ] |
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