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> If Alice punches Bob in the face, then is hit by a bus and dies, we don't go searching through all of Alice's stuff just in case there might have been someone else involved with the Bob-punching incident, right? Wrong. If Alice announces that she's looking for people to attack then of course we go looking so see why she's doing that and if other are others involved. This wasn't some random emotional attack like a b…
> Wrong. If Alice announces that she's looking for people to attack then of course we go looking so see why she's doing that and if other are others involved. What, in your opinion, are the limits of that investigation. So 1. Alice announces she's looking to attack someone. 2. She attacks Bob. 3. She dies. I gather that, in your opinion, we can search her possessions. Let's say she has a living mother and a best frie…
You look at the scenario at hand and see if it makes sense to search this person or that.
I said it to someone else today, I'll tell you too: The law is not like a mathematical proof with exact rules. People with STEM backgrounds tend to think of the law that way because it seems to be all about rules. But it's not. It's about human judgment and gut feelings.