A specially trained drug-sniffing dog was alerted to the presence of a controlled dangerous substance, and a preliminary test done by the police officers further tested positive for a controlled dangerous substance. [More]Does that mean the dog responded to a hand signal and the JBTs figured they'd rather see the lie through than admit they ... uh...screwed something other than the pooch?
[Via Bill C]
There have been studies done on these dogs. The drug dogs give false positives anywhere from 50%-80% of the time. Flipping a coin would be just as accurate. We should not lose our 4th Amendment rights to an animal that cannot testify in court. Dogs want to please their masters. Nothing makes a cop happier than an "alert" that gives him the privilege of searching a serf's property.
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