Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Drug-Sniffing Dogs

Unanimous decision says that dogs signaling alerts amounts to probable cause.

Dogs had their day in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The high court ruled unanimously that a Florida police officer's use of a drug-sniffing dog to search a truck during a routine traffic stop was appropriate, even though the drugs found were not what the pooch was trained to detect.

Comments

[Professional Target]

I still want to see one of these dogs, as an officer of the court and my accuser, raise its right paw, take an oath in court and sit for cross examination.

[Lincoln]

Unfortunately what this ruling means is that a police officer can take the stand on behalf of his dog and basically put words into an animals mouth. . .

[Professional Target]

"Scotland Yard used dogs to track Jack the Ripper,"

Really? And when did they catch Jack?

[itsnotmeitsyou]

Ahh, ignorant people making ignorant decisions. Next they'll be deciding laws about this fad thingy they heard about called the "internet"