I heard about this all the way in California. Quote from the article: <In a written response, Macejko said the Fourth Amendment, which guards against unreasonable search and seizure, applies to humane agents. He said: “There was absolutely no way to justify the illegal entry that your agents conducted” and “there were no exigent [pressing] circumstances” as Owen asserted in her letter.>
Aren’t rotting corpses a health threat that could warrant a reasonable search and seizure?
Quote from the article: <Macejko said civilians can act to save animals in distress, but the agents, Kyle Ziegler and Joe Borosky, were acting on behalf of the state and must follow the law if they expect criminal charges to be filed.>
Quote from the article: <The prosecutor said he learned Thursday, while researching the case, that Borosky has not been appointed by the mayor to act as a humane agent, but Ziegler has, so Borosky had no authority to act at all, other than as a private citizen.>
Error lessens animal-cruelty charges
I heard about this all the way in California. Quote from the article:
<In a written response, Macejko said the Fourth Amendment, which guards against unreasonable search and seizure, applies to humane agents.
He said: “There was absolutely no way to justify the illegal entry that your agents conducted” and “there were no exigent [pressing] circumstances” as Owen asserted in her letter.>
Aren’t rotting corpses a health threat that could warrant a reasonable search and seizure?
Quote from the article:
<Macejko said civilians can act to save animals in distress, but the agents, Kyle Ziegler and Joe Borosky, were acting on behalf of the state and must follow the law if they expect criminal charges to be filed.>
Quote from the article:
<The prosecutor said he learned Thursday, while researching the case, that Borosky has not been appointed by the mayor to act as a humane agent, but Ziegler has, so Borosky had no authority to act at all, other than as a private citizen.>
Isn’t a civilian the same as a private citizen?
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