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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Southwest Chief: [QB] I didn't want to get into a big thing with the drug dogs, especially since I support and commend the work they do. The whole constitutional thing goes back to a paper I wrote and ultimately defended in a mock trial for a law school class about the use of drug sniffing dogs on the train, I had to get trains in somehow :p The whole topic created much debate in the class and while researching I found some interesting cases about the use of drug sniffing dogs. The question if it is OK to actually sniff a person and not say their vehicle or public space around them is still an unlitigated matter. Our professor said that the use of drug sniffing dogs on the train is a sticky issue especially since if you're on the train are you in fact "stopped" or not. And if the agents would have probable cause. In my experience I didn't see any indication of such cause. They just searched the train cars in a routine like manner and it seemed to be done for every train (3 and 4) regardless of the day or if there were any suspicious passengers. But I also agree that the dogs are amazing. Doing research for the paper and trial, the success rate of the dogs is astounding. I was representing the side of law enforcement (dogs), but the court decided partially against me :( The holding was that it seemed fine for them to be used on the train but not to sniff the "person" of a person. And here I said I didn't want to get into a long discussion :rolleyes: Woof Woof, take a bite out of crime :D [/QB][/QUOTE]
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