Helicopter Surveillance Is Legal, Says Virginia Court

A circuit court judge in Virginia has ruled that it was not illegal for the police to use a helicopter to look for marijuana on a man’s 39-acre farm. The police say they found two stalks in a weed patch. He will be prosecuted. It’s a misdemeanor, not a felony. In short, it’s a minor [...]

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The NYPD: The Seventh-Largest Army on Earth

My old friend and Constitutional lawyer John Whitehead has written an article on New York City’s police department. He begins with a quotation from Mayor Bloomberg. “I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom’s annoyance. We [...]

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Drive-By Body Scanners: Gun Control at a Distance

It had to happen. Technology gets more efficient. What the TSA has in airports your local police department will have in vans: body scanners that operate at a distance. There will be scanners in police vans. If you are carrying anything metallic, you will be spotted. The Chief of Police has submitted an order for [...]

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