strip search

Strip-searching a 13-yr-old girl in school, to see if she has ibuprofen, is unconstitutional
. . . er, that is, by a vote of 6 to 5 (among the judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit). Hey, it was prescription-strengh ibupofen they were looking for, said the dissenters! Plus, said the dissenters, there was an informant! (We all know how reliable middle-school students are!) Arizona Daily Star

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Posted By: Chuck - Mon Jul 14, 2008
Category: School

Comments

Typical WOD overreach. Good thing she wasn't a terrorist, too -- she might've gotten taser'd for that.

Posted by mohair.sam in Greensboro, NC on 07/14/08 at 09:23 AM

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