Hey guys
I did some searching around here and on the internet but haven't come up with a solid answer.
I know that the Constitution does not apply to private entities. So if I want to search you coming onto my property, I'm not violating a 4th Amendment right. And if a restaurant wants to search you before you sit down to eat, they're not violating any Constitutional right.
The MBTA is a government body (or something?)
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161a/Section2
So it must abide by the Constitution. The transportation police are also under the government so same applies.
How do they get away with unconsented searches?
I found an article that said that police can search anyone in a designated area.
http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/find-legal-answers/police-powers-and-your-rights/getting-searched
However, it doesnt cite any source for this information.
Anyone have info?
I go to Suffolk, and I always wonder what I would say if the Police wanted to search me there. They have authority through the Colonel of MSP, so they must abide by the Constitution. However, Suffolk is a private school so a school administrator could request to search bags - I would either have to comply or leave school property. (If they don't let me leave, I assume that is kidnapping and they would have a lawsuit on their hands.)
These are the things I think about during the day.
And no, I'm not bringing explosives on the T or in school.
I did some searching around here and on the internet but haven't come up with a solid answer.
I know that the Constitution does not apply to private entities. So if I want to search you coming onto my property, I'm not violating a 4th Amendment right. And if a restaurant wants to search you before you sit down to eat, they're not violating any Constitutional right.
The MBTA is a government body (or something?)
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161a/Section2
So it must abide by the Constitution. The transportation police are also under the government so same applies.
How do they get away with unconsented searches?
I found an article that said that police can search anyone in a designated area.
http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/find-legal-answers/police-powers-and-your-rights/getting-searched
However, it doesnt cite any source for this information.
Anyone have info?
I go to Suffolk, and I always wonder what I would say if the Police wanted to search me there. They have authority through the Colonel of MSP, so they must abide by the Constitution. However, Suffolk is a private school so a school administrator could request to search bags - I would either have to comply or leave school property. (If they don't let me leave, I assume that is kidnapping and they would have a lawsuit on their hands.)
These are the things I think about during the day.
And no, I'm not bringing explosives on the T or in school.