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Posted on 11/23/14 at 12:20 pm to DawgsLife
Posted on 11/23/14 at 12:20 pm to DawgsLife
By Georgia law you are correct on the abandoned property thing, however I am not sure how the laws are in Tennessee (which is were the poster said this was). But my intention was to point out that I don't drive around all day trying to find things to gig people on because I "can". I use my judgement and think "if it were me and I accidentally left my wallet at a stadium with 100,000 + people I would feel gratful that the police looked and found my ID and later returned my property". Have a little trust people.
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Posted on 11/23/14 at 12:23 pm to DawgsLife
If it was abandoned property why not just take it to lost and found. You don't have to search through it.
If it is left in lost and found till the day after the game then have campus police go through and look for an id to see if the property can be returned to the owner.
I highly doubt you would find a bomb in a jacket or wallet.
If it is left in lost and found till the day after the game then have campus police go through and look for an id to see if the property can be returned to the owner.
I highly doubt you would find a bomb in a jacket or wallet.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 12:30 pm to FinleyStreet
It really hinges on whether the property was deemed abandoned. Unattended property does not necessarily make it abandoned property and a court would have to determine whether the parties had a legitimate expectation of privacy in the items seized and searched since it was left behind.
Additional facts could turn the issue one way or the other. There have been cases invalidating searches of unattended items in public places where it was demonstrated that the property owner did not truly intend to abandon the property but rather intended to return to it later to continue using it.
There also are cases permitting police to check out what appears to be lost or mislaid property to find identification of the owner contained therein and if during the course of doing so they discover contraband, etc., the search and seizure would be upheld.
Additional facts could turn the issue one way or the other. There have been cases invalidating searches of unattended items in public places where it was demonstrated that the property owner did not truly intend to abandon the property but rather intended to return to it later to continue using it.
There also are cases permitting police to check out what appears to be lost or mislaid property to find identification of the owner contained therein and if during the course of doing so they discover contraband, etc., the search and seizure would be upheld.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 12:45 pm to GurleyManandProud020
That suggestion is just not very practical. You could avoid having to confiscate a large number of property just by looking for an ID first. If I had to wait a day before looking through the property to get an ID than that could drastically increase the amount of time before the owner gets his or her property back. In the example that the original poster gave, a college football game, there is a chance that that person has left town by the time I have enough information to even try to return the property. Also (at least at my agency) we must take a pull inventory of the property before entering it into evidence because if something was missing it cannot be blamed on us for stealing or misplacing it.
Also, I understand that a wallet is not a likely house for a bomb but I am sure that book bags, purses, or fanny packs would do just fine in that category. These are all items that may be unattended/abandoned.
Also, I understand that a wallet is not a likely house for a bomb but I am sure that book bags, purses, or fanny packs would do just fine in that category. These are all items that may be unattended/abandoned.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 1:14 pm to Georgiaman228
I thought that you had to have a search warrant to go through private items. Also did the cops take cash out of the wallets? If so that is farkin STEALING! They forgot it so you take their money! BS
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:27 pm to GurleyManandProud020
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I highly doubt you would find a bomb in a jacket or wallet.
Yeah, right. That would be as absurd as thinking someone would have a bomb in their shoes or underwear.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 3:28 pm
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