In some cases when a warrant is being executed there is times when law enforcement can seize an item that is in plain sight even if the item in not yet specified in the warrant, but if that precaution were to be taken there would have to be an obvious reason (Salon.com). Often times law enforcement create problems when acting without a warrant, because they seize an item to soon, or invade a property without probable cause. However, there are cases where the Fourth Amendment does not always apply; which does not make it any more okay to intrude on people’s property. For example, private invasions of property, not acting in the way of the government authority are exempt from the Fourth Amendment (Wex Legal Dictionary). A seizure of a property only occurs with the meaning of the Fourth Amendment; for law enforcement to seize a property, it would mean to take into their possession, this shows just how important a warrant really is or officers could technically seize any property they would like. The people of the United States rely on the Fourth Amendment to keep our properties private and safe. Warrantless searches of private properties are mostly prohibited, if they were not prohibited law enforcement would be free to search and seize properties and objects, and ultimately arrest people without valuable
In some cases when a warrant is being executed there is times when law enforcement can seize an item that is in plain sight even if the item in not yet specified in the warrant, but if that precaution were to be taken there would have to be an obvious reason (Salon.com). Often times law enforcement create problems when acting without a warrant, because they seize an item to soon, or invade a property without probable cause. However, there are cases where the Fourth Amendment does not always apply; which does not make it any more okay to intrude on people’s property. For example, private invasions of property, not acting in the way of the government authority are exempt from the Fourth Amendment (Wex Legal Dictionary). A seizure of a property only occurs with the meaning of the Fourth Amendment; for law enforcement to seize a property, it would mean to take into their possession, this shows just how important a warrant really is or officers could technically seize any property they would like. The people of the United States rely on the Fourth Amendment to keep our properties private and safe. Warrantless searches of private properties are mostly prohibited, if they were not prohibited law enforcement would be free to search and seize properties and objects, and ultimately arrest people without valuable