The answer of course, is to simply end the War on Drugs, but that little bit of sanity can't seem to make it through to their brain matter.

Ck, that's not "sanity" to them...it's a multi-billion dollar industry that must be continued...also, when viewed from "control of the populace", nothing comes close.

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Wrong. The gov't has never been stronger or more secure.

Then why are they so paranoid?


Seriously, except for actual drug smugglers a simple locked strong box bolted in the trunk is enough. The law speaks about adding a hidden or secret compartment. If it's in plain sight it's not hidden and thus not subject to their new "law".

Items in a locked trunk are not subject to search or seizure during normal stops where "you might destroy evidence." That's how they like to get around the 4th amendment there. If you are arrested the next trick they will use is an "inventory" of your stuff in which they will open everything they can. If the lockbox or stongbox has a combination lock they won't be able to open it. At least not without a warrant. For "inventory" purposes to make sure you leave with the same stuff you came in with all they can record is "locked box bolted in trunk".

The best thing would be to have one and have it empty or with non-illegal items (if such things exist...) and when they go through the trouble or better yet when they simply break in hoping the "score" will help people forget their transgression they find nothing.

Then you just need to familiarize yourself with Title 42, Section 1983... and name EVERYONE right up the line. Don't stop at the officer who stopped you or broke in, get everyone who touched the case, might have touched the case, trained those involved, might have trained, should have trained, the Chief, governor, etc... Name them ALL and let them prove their innocence.

I think if this gets widespread traction I might become a herpatologist (sp) with all the permits needed and keep an locked but reasonably secure box or two of black mambas in the trunk :)

"Why officer, you can open that box. I've nothing to hide."

ROSLMAO - , err, make that ROSLMAO (rolling on shoulder laughing my ass off)

oops. I probably just landed on another list for "discussing, dissemminating or otherwise distributing information which can be used to kill or maim peace officers."

Cobra wrote..

Then why are they so paranoid?

If one takes the common sense of "paranoid" (i.e., feeling threatened by whatever) rather than the clinical definition, they're not paranoid at all. They merely seek to assert their powers (legitimate and illegitimate) over the serfs.

Back to the thread topic: IMO, the issue here is not smuggling, etc., etc. It is the principle that gov't increasingly seeks to criminalize activities that MAY be used to facilitate criminal acts, rather than going after the perpetrators of the actual crimes. The perfect example of this is gun control - screwing with the constitutional rights of millions of people in order to make it easier (in their deluded minds, at least) to go after those who would commit criminal acts with the guns. Not only are we on a slippery slope of criminalizing things that shouldn't be, we are screaming down that slope faster and faster.