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reaperducer on Aug 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: FBI, partners dismantle Qakbot infrastructure

If the police enter your property without a warrant then sure. The potential presence of illegal activity does not grant the police special powers to skirt judicial process (unless there’s imminent danger to someone’s life or something, obviously).

I guess you've never heard of "probable cause."

dcow on Aug 29, 2023 [–]

I have, in fact. Probable cause is what police need to have in order for a judge to issue a warrant.

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