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I enjoyed reading your post and hearing about your opinions on the topics you covered. In the section titled “Inventory searches, probable cause not required,” I found the most interesting point to be that if any criminal evidence is found within the inventory searches that it can be used within court, as you said. This can be beneficial for police doing an investigation where an individual has been arrested for drug charges or so on. Upon searching their vehicle that was possessed, the police may find drug paraphernalia, for example. The evidence that is found within these types of searches could help to contribute to evidence against the defendant. I believe that it is important that the police follow procedure when storing an individual’s belongings and keep them safe. The police should not take anything from the individual including money, jewelry, etc. For the most part this law is very beneficial, but as with any law with power, it can be abused. …show more content…

I believe that this type of law is beneficial for everyone involved. If kids are doing drugs that they shouldn’t be and they want to play sports, maybe it will encourage them to stop. This law also keeps children safe when playing sports. Within the textbook, the court concluded that one of the reasons they allowed the drug screening of student athletes was to keep student’s safe (Ingram, 2009). They did not want students playing sports under the influence of drugs and hurting themselves or others. I believe that the court made the right decision when determining this because students could hurt themselves depending on the type of drug they are

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