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Palo Alto police -- rewards
This posting reports that Palo Alto CA police are posting reward signs offering $1000 for information on people with guns.
I'd be happy to call up and volunteer the information that I have guns, if someone would send me $1000. That's be enough to buy still more guns!
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NB: The ad was placed by the East Palo Alto PD, not the Palo Alto PD. East Palo Alto is adjacent to Palo Alto; but they are in different counties (San Mateo and Santa Clara, respectively) and have very different demographic and crime patterns.
Posted by: Greg Broiles at April 11, 2007 08:59 PM
I am not a lawyer so would someone please tell me: Doesn't the fourth amendment apply to employees and contractors for the police?
Posted by: vinnie at April 12, 2007 12:48 PM
"Doesn't the fourth amendment apply to employees and contractors for the police?"
Since we have a "Living Constitution", the second and fourth amendments do not apply in California.
Posted by: BobG at April 13, 2007 09:56 AM
It doesn't say illegal guns. It doesnt say what jurisdiction. If the police put up a sign like this for illegal aliens it would be considered racist and there would be International pressure to stop the campaign. from ar15 dot com's comments
Posted by: The Mechanic at April 13, 2007 11:13 AM
Yeah, I called them and asked to speak to the Sgt. on duty.
He called me back and when I questioned him. "What if someone calls the police on their neighbor who's a legal gunowner?" His only response was, "We don't get any calls like that."
I should've written down my questions because I was going to ask him about the 'reports' that they take for all the 'incidents'.
Posted by: Allen at April 13, 2007 08:33 PM