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Asking them to justify their expenses and their technologies is nothing even remotely like asking a private citizen to justify theirs.
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I have no problem with asking a government body to justify their expenses. What are they going to use it for, is it a suitable use for the scarce financial resources.
That is a far cry, however, from immediate outrage at feared pending Constitutional violations. Note, for example, that nowhere does the article claim that the 500 DHS vans are going to be unmarked.
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Law enforcement on the other hand has a history of violating the 4th amendment, especially when no one is around to stop them
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They also, on occasion, have also used their equipment within legal means and secured convictions.
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Still doesn't explain city/state/county LE buying them
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Not just border checkpoints, though that would certainly be a valid use. Entry to any location which may be brought under a restriction would be appropriate. A
legal use would be any situation that a vehicle might be searched anyway, from the Agricultural Inspection stations that you hit at the California State Line through incidental searches brought about in the carrying out of a DUI checkpoint.
It's also a much safer way of conducting a manhunt than opening up the boot and hoping you get the first shot off.
NTM