The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
What it means to me...
This amendment helps protect us from unreasonable search and seizure. Basically, the police cannot enter your home without a warrant and cannot search your person or belongings without a reason to believe they will find something illegal.
The following is a video regarding unreasonable searches and seizures...
This video illustrates how important the fourth amendment is to us as Americans. In the video, a man named Ben Masel hands out t-shirts that say, "Just Say No to Unreasonable Search and Seizure" at the Albuquerque, NM Amtrak Station. He does this in an effort to shine a light on the Amtrak, which provides DEA with info on passengers, who report unwarranted harassment.
The following video is about police ignoring our fourth amendment rights.
Boston Police are preparing to go into the city's neighborhoods and knock on the doors of private homes and can search children's bedrooms without a warrant looking for illegal guns in the hands of kids. This is being called The Safe Homes program but many people feel that this is not safe and that it is a violation of our rights given to us in the fourth amendment. The cops cannot be trusted although parents can deny allowing them into their home. There is much controversy surrounding this new program and many are either for or against this. Those who are for it believe they are doing this for the good of the people and are just trying to make the streets safer and get dangerous guns out of the hands of juveniles.
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