Talkin' Trash

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.30.2002 11:26 AM

When local officials in Oregon supported law enforcement's practice of rummaging through citizens' garbage for evidence, some smart journalists said rightbackatchya. Link courtesy of Robot Wisdom.

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greg 22 years ago

But, of course, I'm sure these reporters had no problem when their media brethren went through the garbage of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas.
scott 22 years ago

Boy--if you are a cop and you are doing drugs, don't throw your baggies and so forth in the trash. That's what fireplaces are for.

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