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June 16 2006

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to repeal the "Knock and Announce" requirement for police.  For a better, more comprehensive summary, click on the lovely link below.


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/washington/16scotus.html?ex=1308110400&en=f5adf0b4a255928c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss


They had this sort of thing going on in V for Vendetta.... You know, the fascist totalitarian dictatorship??  Yeah, that one.


Remember, remember,
The fifth of November:
Gunpowder, treason, and plot.
I know of no reason
That gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Sarah Vermillion

June 16 2006
I've never seen V for Vendetta. It looked good.

Eric Bean

June 16 2006
I don't see any reason to panic unless someone is convicted on evidence obtained without a warrant. Then we panic.

Hunter Barry

June 16 2006
I agree with Bean. People are a bit eager to use the slippery slope argument. Also, when have movies ever been wrong about any type of politics? If the Wachowski brothers wrote it, it must be true! Besides, this is just a virtual reality program made by our machine overlords to use people as batteriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii