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February 02, 2004
The Police Don't Got It, But The Firemen Do
A while back I remember reading about a Supreme Court decision that said the Police can not use thermal imaging systems to look through walls and into people's houses. At least, not without a warrant first.
Right to privacy 4th Ammendment stuff and all that.
Anyway, I learned something worth knowing tonight. The prohibition does not apply to fire fighters.
When you live in a building with 300 other people, it is only a matter of time before the fire alarm is going to go off in the middle of the night. And, since this is Cleveland, there is a better than 50% chance that the weather outside is going to be something awful. (Freezing Rain.)
But it was worth the trouble to see the Fireman walking around in all his gear, carrying a thermal imager! And he used it to veryify that there was indeed a person hiding behind the door, refusing to answer the knock knock knocks. I guess Somebody was really embarassed that dinner turned into a smoke bomb.
Posted by crandal at February 2, 2004 11:26 PM