The Fourth Amendment

Source

Terry vs. Ohio argued December 12, 1967
http://www.answers.com/topic/terry-v-ohio

Constitutional Connection

The Fourth Amendment

"The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

Explanation


This articles demostrates your Fourth Amendment right. Which basically says a police or someone of authority cannot search you out of random without a warrant. This article was about a man that was walking with his friends one day & they were suspiciously observing a store. A policeman watched closely as they paced back & forth about a dozen times before walking up the street. The policeman stopped them & searched them to find suspect Terry with a gun. He was arrested & once arrived at court said the policeman violated his Fourth Amendment Right. Which technically was true since no warrant was involved.

I feel that the Fourth Amendment should be obeyed at all times but in some cases your life & other peoples live are at danger. If someone like Terry was walking up & down my store i would want the police to come & arrest him. I feel that this Amendment only goes to the cops that wrongfully search people just because of the way they walk or the way that they dress. Who do you feel should have won the case between Terry & Ohio.