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Strip Search

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A quick definition of Strip Search:

A strip search is when someone is checked to see if they have anything hidden on their body while they are completely naked. This is usually not allowed unless there is a good reason to do it. The court will look at all the details to decide if it was necessary to do the search. They will think about things like how much of the body was checked, where it was done, and how it was done.

A more thorough explanation:

A strip search is when someone is inspected while they are naked. This is usually not allowed unless there is a good reason for it. The court will look at all the circumstances to decide if a strip search is necessary to find evidence that can't be found any other way. They will also look at how much of the person's body was searched, where the search happened, and how it was done.

A police officer arrests someone for stealing. The officer thinks the person might have hidden the stolen items in their clothes. The officer can't find the items by patting down the person's clothes, so they decide to do a strip search. This is not allowed unless the officer has a good reason to believe the items are hidden on the person's body.

Another example is if a person is arrested for drug possession. The police might do a strip search to see if the person is hiding drugs in their body. This is only allowed if the police have a good reason to believe the person is hiding drugs in this way.

These examples show that a strip search is only allowed if there is a good reason for it. The court will look at all the circumstances to decide if the search was necessary and if it was done in a way that respected the person's rights.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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