August 4, 200520 yr QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 10:01 AM) http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/crime/...epage-breaking2 In general, I support the ACLU, but they need to get their heads out of their asses on this one.
August 4, 200520 yr I fully understand them filing the lawsuit, and I fully understand them losing it too. It's the job of the ACLU to be offensive like this and to make sure people can provide a legal justification for things like searches of the public, etc, whether or not people agree with them. In this case, there's no reason for a judge to side with them, since searching everyone with a backpack doesn't constitute racial profiling, and it's not an unconstitutional search/seizure to search people when they're trying to make use of a city service. Even given that, it's always a good thing to force a judge to decide exactly where the letter of the law draws the line, just so other states/cities will know how far they can go.
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