If they want help from the public, maybe they should show more respect TO the public.

@chargermopar

20 күн бұрын

Yes! Give people reasons to cooperate. They were supposed to work for us.

@Eman-vp5wk

20 күн бұрын

The feds and police keep acting like they are the true citizens of this country and we citizens are just a plebs. It seems that's their believe based on how they act. It seems like they are in Iraq and we are the hodges.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

@@chargermopar Were? When did it change?

@jasonbourne1596

20 күн бұрын

A little late for that. They have went and did whatever they wanted for decades unchecked harassing people legally hunting or scaring their deer away or what have you with their presence, but now they can't.

@chargermopar

20 күн бұрын

@@BlackJesus8463 It was a narrative, of course it was never real.

If someone leaves a trail camera on your property, it is a gift to the property owner.

@Terran.Marine.2

20 күн бұрын

I know it you received by mistake via any parcel service, you are well within your rights to keep it.

@diamondjim7560

19 күн бұрын

@@Terran.Marine.2 No, not really. A missdelivery to the wrong address is not “finders keepers”. Keeping someone’s property that was delivered to your address in error is not yours and you can be charged. The parcel that has your neighbor’s name and address which they paid for still belongs to them. However, trespassing on your property to place a camera or anything else is yours to keep. That isn’t a delivery.

@fredstewartjr2196

19 күн бұрын

It would be sent thru shredder and put in neat container for Mr. Game warden to understand this is private property

@SoloRenegade

19 күн бұрын

@@Terran.Marine.2 that is illegal

@Terran.Marine.2

19 күн бұрын

@@franksnowboarder no, I mean, you order a gizmo from Amazon or something, they send two. Completely legal.

As a property owner, and a Hunter, I am completely against govt employees trespassing on my land and planting cameras to track what happens on my property. I thank the Institute for Justice for taking on this issue.

@Tonyinthephilippines

18 күн бұрын

But now the Govt can fly drones over your land

@hornesbee

18 күн бұрын

@@Tonyinthephilippines 12 gauge 00 buckshot .... bye bye

@paulbyland

17 күн бұрын

@@hornesbeeShooting down a drone is a federal felony punishable by 20 years in federal prison. The FAA does NOT think highly of people shooting down legal aircraft.

@madhippy3

15 күн бұрын

@@hornesbee Don't. Fucking. Do. This.

@RasneeshRasneesh

2 күн бұрын

@@paulbyland That is tit for tat, because I don't like people spying on me from the air!

Just because the court ruled against the state agency, does NOT mean that they, as law enforcement, WILL NOT continue doing "business as usual".

@CrazyBear65

19 күн бұрын

Remain Vigilant.

@irysh9

18 күн бұрын

Just like Steve hinted at, it's going to take someone getting shot by a landowner for actual change to happen.

@TheRealScooterGuy

17 күн бұрын

@@irysh9 -- They don't even have to get shot. They might just get hurt on an unmarked hazard. (I don't mean a trap, I mean something ordinary that is hazardous if you don't know it's there.)

Yeah it's about the wildlife, like it's always about the children when they start to chip away at your privacy rights.

@EnthalpyAndEntropy

20 күн бұрын

Sometimes it is BUT I still have a problem because I don’t like Nazis doing Nazi things.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

@@EnthalpyAndEntropy Nazi has been repurposed to mean against Jews so what you would once have called nazi you now should call fascists or sociopaths.

@jasonbourne1596

20 күн бұрын

​@@EnthalpyAndEntropyWhen's the last time they actually caught a poacher? I'll wait. One area said it just needs one officer now that they can't fish and trespass anymore, that's telling. Then the other ex agent said this will hurt wildlife, but yet they all of a sudden don't need but one officer per county. Sounds to me like their whole gig was just one big fishing expedition.

@j.t.ripper5973

20 күн бұрын

Where is the concern for wildlife when a city wants to build a road or highway. Then they have no problem tearing wildlife habitats all to hell.

@EnthalpyAndEntropy

20 күн бұрын

@@jasonbourne1596 I know a guy who got caught here in Oregon. I’ve been poaching myself since ODFW threatened a fine for not reporting one year when I had a license and was too busy to both hunt and report. I even told them as much. 😂

Law enforcement must follow the law, or they are NO better than any other criminal.

@rad4579

20 күн бұрын

They are no better.

@ChillyJack

20 күн бұрын

They're far worse than other criminals. If you defend yourself against government employees breaking the law you go to prison no matter what state you're in.

@dakota9821

20 күн бұрын

The american police union is the largest gang in america

@rad4579

20 күн бұрын

@@ChillyJack Not true. If they don't verbally identify that they are police, you can defend yourself, including using lethal force. That's why they kill so quickly, to make sure you don't have a chance to defend yourself. The cops are the Gestapo.

@dawnsmith7824

19 күн бұрын

They actually are better, because they almost never ever , suffer the repercussions of their illegal actions.

A farmer I worked for in Michigan was hunting when a dnr officer drove across his planted feild to confront his family hunting so the farmer called his lawyer to come out state police and the lawyer showed up and the farmer wouldn't allow the dnr to drive any farther through the feild forced them to leave the vehicle there till the following year when the wheat was harvested he didn't drive out in his feilds again

@byronperry6014

12 күн бұрын

Great!

@justicedemocrat9357

Күн бұрын

That story sounds so completely fake lol

@krazyphucker369

Күн бұрын

@@justicedemocrat9357 happened in Portland along i96 truck sat there for 8 months till the wheat was harvested

I am extremely proud to say I donate monthly to Institute for Justice, can’t say enough about the great work they do protecting America’s freedoms and rights.

@troodon1096

19 күн бұрын

It's a bad thing that they have to exist, but it's a good thing that they do.

I'm in TN, the government needs to stay off private land. They need to be concerned with state & fed land only. Great ruling.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

Government does more harm than good. Only reason they gave up here is because they want to keep their jobs.

@jasonbourne1596

20 күн бұрын

Yes most of their effort is spying on people trying to make something up. That officer he quoted sounds like a real POS. People spot light deer from the road not a field, yet he acts like now all of a sudden he can't pull over a car spot lighting deer.

@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650

20 күн бұрын

Warrantless searches on government land? You’re joking, right? Because you know, as soon as they started, they would never stop the amount of shit they’d find on themselves. I wonder why they never have investigated this massive human trafficking prison industrial complex scheme of theirs?

@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650

20 күн бұрын

@@BlackJesus8463 but you’re saying they wanna keep being evil. That’s not good either.

@jasonbourne1596

20 күн бұрын

​@@BlackJesus8463One county already said it was training a new agent and he would be the only one there now. I guess the old ones either retired or went to a different state where they could again do as they please. I think it's telling how now that they can't tresspass and illegally surviel, they only need one officer now.

Law enforcement wants everything to be illegal then they will decide at their discretion whether or not to enforce those laws.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

sociopaths

@user-nd8cs3qx1v

20 күн бұрын

The Lunatics are in the Hall

@ThroughtheLookingGlass-yg2fj

20 күн бұрын

"officer discretion" can be a terrible thing. Remember, sociopaths become police NOT the other way around.

@johnsmithers8913

20 күн бұрын

Bingo.

@oldgysgt

20 күн бұрын

To paraphrase the old "hammer" analogy, if you're a hammer, you are constantly looking for anything that even resembles a nail.

Game wardens need stricter control over their actions. A couple years ago, we ( my friends and I) were Dove hunting when we were invaded and accosted by 7 game wardens on ATVs. They stopped the hunt, examined everyone’s shotgun for plugs, and examined the field for bait. They found nothing, but killed our hunt for that day. The examination of the shotguns and fields could have simply been done when the hunt was over. As it turned out the wardens were hiding in the woods watching us. They could have waited, they admitted they didn’t see us doing anything illegal

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Does your hunting license say they can do that? If it does then you're just complaining about their methods.

@oldjarhead386

19 күн бұрын

@@blairhoughton7918Could and should see different things.

@skillethead15

18 күн бұрын

Do the same thing when I go fishing. They come out looking through your cooler and tackle box and inspecting your side arms. They can do whatever they want with no consequences.

@bradhaines3142

17 күн бұрын

not saying they should but game wardens have rights above a sheriff, they can legally cross basically any fence they want (except military obviously) and many other things they shouldn't be allowed to do

@blairhoughton7918

17 күн бұрын

@@bradhaines3142 The sheriff can do that too, if you're hunting.

"Shes got HUGE... tracts of land" Thank you Monty Python for living rent free in my mind

@Terran.Marine.2

20 күн бұрын

I think that's Mel Brooks.

@frydguy2331

20 күн бұрын

@Terran.Marine.2 Monty Python's Holy Grail. Swamp Castle. The father is talking to his son about the girl he's about to marry... for her land

@Terran.Marine.2

20 күн бұрын

@@frydguy2331 I thought maybe in history of the world part one, a noble talking about a princess. It's a funny bit, it wouldn't surprise me if it's been used more than once.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Rent free? I bet you paid them for it.

@frydguy2331

19 күн бұрын

@blairhoughton7918 yes... I saw Spamalot on Broadway

We had a game ranger come up late at night.. cut our fence to drive his 4 wheeler onto us to snoop in our shop and see if we were poaching and put up game camera's .. we were not poaching.. we had to pay to fix the fence... actions like this is why most people hate game rangers...

@patrickday4206

20 күн бұрын

Sue them

@dakota9821

20 күн бұрын

@@patrickday4206 Shoot*

@kelliepatterson1142

19 күн бұрын

I also would favor the 2nd amendment in this case.

@MonkeyJedi99

19 күн бұрын

@@kelliepatterson1142 Backhoe rentals are a neat way to help local businesses.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

​@@kelliepatterson1142Terrorism isn't what that's for.

WHAT? He took an AirTag off his car? On the ground! Stop resisting! Give me your ID. Where were you going? Why can’t you stand on one foot? How was I to know that was an acorn?

@user-nd8cs3qx1v

20 күн бұрын

Yup

@stratocastergirl

20 күн бұрын

The acorn! Yes, that was classic! 🤣🤣🤣

@cmgngmc

20 күн бұрын

GREAT REPLY

@BohemothWatts-vz1lc

20 күн бұрын

​@@user-nd8cs3qx1v And I will not put a handcuffed prisoner in the back seat of a police car and park it on an active Railroad track.

@SoloRenegade

19 күн бұрын

airtags are what stalkers and criminals use. you MUST remove it

I live in northern Michigan. My neighbor saw a couple of men go into his out building. He grabbed his gun and found the men going thru his equipment. They were the township tax assessors. He voiced his opinion about what they were doing and told them what he would do if they ever tried it again.

@joeschmo622

19 күн бұрын

*"It's coming right for us!!"*

@goombabear

19 күн бұрын

Why would they break into a private building, they could have been shot?

@RasneeshRasneesh

2 күн бұрын

@@goombabear Nobody said they are smart! They are magical thinkers, they have "entitlement armor"!

@justicedemocrat9357

Күн бұрын

Watch out everyone we got a tough guy ovah here!

Government: It is illegal for us to search your property without proper warrents. Also government: We get to determine what "your property" is. This country needs an enema...

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

4th amendment doesn't mention open land.

@MurgatroidGarfunkle

17 күн бұрын

Right? And those that think this is ok in order to protect the wildlife...how about allowing the Police to put cameras in anyone's home, to make sure they're not breaking any laws.

@thehellyousay

17 күн бұрын

"This country needs an enema..." the indigenous folks have been saying that ofr 532 years. be careful what you wish for.

@blairhoughton7918

17 күн бұрын

@@snappertrx Determining what is your property has been a government function from the beginning. Read your deed. The Constitution didn't change a word of it.

@blairhoughton7918

17 күн бұрын

@@MurgatroidGarfunkle The 4th Amendment and every state Constitution says no to that. But doesn't say the same about open fields away from your house. On purpose.

Next thing you know. Ordinary police will gripe that’s ordinary door locks and computer passwords impede their abilities.

@lisadees71

20 күн бұрын

😂

@GeneralChangFromDanang

20 күн бұрын

They're already saying that about cell phones.

@yesitschelle

20 күн бұрын

They lost the exact same fight over computer passwords. I think they're going to lose on phones that require a pin or password. They might win on biometrics, although I don't see the courts' logic.

@Art-is1dg

20 күн бұрын

Law enforcement already whines about those who refuse to give up their computer/phone passwords, saying that they are guilty of "obstruction". Just another exampe of how law enforcement is 'trained' to view the Constitution as a "meaningless scrap of paper", that prevents them from doing their job.

@ropefreeze1660

20 күн бұрын

@@yesitschelle The right to remain silent is more of a right against self-incrimination. If they can demand you to move your thumb to incriminate yourself, why couldn't they demand you to answer questions with head nods?

I was just watching the latest IJ video in which a man was harassed by a DEA agent at an airport. The agent DEMANDED that he be allowed to search the traveler's bag and went so far as to go on the plane and take his bag off the flight. The suspected "crime"? The man booked a last minute flight. That's all. This is insane!

@dorianward4909

20 күн бұрын

I just watched that too.

@user-ge3hj3yn9r

20 күн бұрын

I worked in Saudi Arabia for several years. After 9/11 Everytime I went through the first airport in the states I was 'randomly' selected for extra security screening. I told the ticket person checking me into stop lying to me we both know that since my tickets were purchased in Saudi Arabia that was the real reason.

@Willrocs

19 күн бұрын

They do this on Amtrak on the California Zephyr it’s usually always Lincoln Nebraska

@wisdomrules8474

19 күн бұрын

@@Willrocs Interesting!! Why Lincoln, NE, of all places??

@cheyennesouza7960

18 күн бұрын

The feds and dea used to say the first persons off a plane were suspicious because they wanted to get off the plane fast if they have drugs. Then it became they would search the last people because the drug runners would know we search the first people. Then it became we search the people in the middle since the drug runners know we search the first and last people off the plane. That video reminds me of the circular logic they used there. Then its gonna be you didnt change your ticket so thats suspicious.

The Institute for Justice is out there doing great work!

Great Job Institute for Justice! We need this everywhere in America.

It’s trespassing if an ordinary person goes on the property therefore government agents shouldn’t be allowed either accept by search warrant or permission

@solandri69

20 күн бұрын

Note that this decision does not change the "open fields doctrine" established by the SCotUS. Law enforcement does not need a warrant to enter or monitor activity on private property if it's outside of a curtilage (house and surrounding enclosed areas like a fenced yard). All it does is add Tennessee to the list of the states which grant citizens more protection from warrantless searches than the Federal government does (joining New York, Montana, Vermont, Mississippi, Washington, and Oregon). This type of warrantless trespass and searching outside of a curtilage, is still legal in all other states.

@oldgysgt

20 күн бұрын

Or being in "hot" pursuit, which this isn't.

@timothyjohnson6258

20 күн бұрын

And why do these officers need "additional training" in regard to obtaining a warrant? Do these megalomaniacs not get taught that in the academy.............or do they just not care?

@troodon1096

19 күн бұрын

@@solandri69 States quite often look to other states to set their laws and policies. This decision only applies to Tennessee but it's a step in the right direction and could be a stepping stone to get these rights acknowledged in other states, eventually the whole country.

@CrazyBear65

19 күн бұрын

Government has no actual "authority." It only gets whatever individuals are willing to cede to it.

Normal people don't sneak around on someone else's property.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Normal people don't get warrants either.

Own 41.5 acres in MI. 12 or so years ago I found a camera on my property. Locked with a cable, had a small solar panel, and an antenna I assumed was for cellular download. Had a metal tag on it said property of the state of MI DNR. I took that as - it’s my camera (public property) my tax dollars and hunting fees paid for it. So I removed it (unseen). Took care of it in my own way. The DNR paid me a visit about a week later…my response was I don’t answer questions. Of course their response was I had to. I told them any further questions can be directed to my lawyer. They left after a few phone calls to whomever. Never heard from them again about the camera. But for 6-7 yrs from that point on they would stop in on opening day of firearm to inspect my deer they could see hanging from my tractor by my pole barn. I usually get a deer either the first or second day of firearm deer season and they somehow knew this. They would photo it with a camera that was for shooting hd movies or stills - a $2000 camera. I would say nice camera my tax dollars bought you along with the nice trucks you guys drive, and the free gas you receive. I didn’t see them for a few years in a row. Last year they returned with their cameras taking photos of the deer I harvested on opening day. I asked why the harassment was restarted - of course they were not harassing me… but they didn’t go to the neighbors a and photo his deer hanging from a tree visible in his front yard.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Yeah but they don't have probable cause to believe that he's a thief.

@justicedemocrat9357

Күн бұрын

Who's your lawyer so I can direct my question to them?

So if I have "restricted" rights on some parts of MY property, then I should not be required to pay property taxes on the restricted parts of my property. In a perfect world...

@RasneeshRasneesh

2 күн бұрын

I totally agree!

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith

20 күн бұрын

And will lose both.

@TheGhungFu

20 күн бұрын

Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Just giving credit where credit is due.

@THE-michaelmyers

20 күн бұрын

I was thinking about that quote as I listened. The real problem IMHO is for too long we have allowed the "state" to erode property rights along with due process and the rule of law. Steve touched on this a bit. You don't place recording or tracking devices because you "think" something illegal is going on. You place them when you have hard evidence and get a Judge to sign off. To do otherwise again IMHO is a serious violation of the right to due process and might taint later prosecutions.

@MonkeyJedi99

19 күн бұрын

The tree of liberty is looking in need of watering lately.

@CrazyBear65

19 күн бұрын

"Anyone who is willing to sacrifice Liberty for safety deserves neither." ~Ben Franklin

Open Fields doctrine should go the way of Dred Scott. Bad ruling against the plain language of the 4th amendment.

@dansanger5340

20 күн бұрын

It doesn't seem obvious to me. The Fourth Amendment talks about "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects." Is 1000 acres of undeveloped land any of those things? Is it a person? No. Is it a house? No. Is it papers? No. Is it "effects"? In the law, "personal effects" are often/usually defined as tangible property OTHER than real estate.

@priestessofkek2406

20 күн бұрын

But but, how can they catch the moonshiners brewing up hootch in the woods?!

@jonathanjones3126

20 күн бұрын

​@@priestessofkek2406undercover buyers catch the little fish and get them to narc on the person who supplies them

@dakota9821

20 күн бұрын

@@dansanger5340 Being recorded on your OWN PROPERTY (not public view) would be a violation of the persons clause, genius. Take that armchair law degree and chuck it in the bin kid.

@dansanger5340

20 күн бұрын

@@dakota9821 So, the Open Fields Doctrine, first articulated in 1924, is exclusively about video recording? Thank you for letting me know!

How about we have a law put in place that when government actors are in violation of the law, they lose any qualified immunity and are required to pay any and all legal costs for both the state and person/business/entity whose rights were violated. Them individually, so that tax payers are not on the hook for expenses that should never have incurred in the first place.

@MeRia035

20 күн бұрын

This is one of those things we hope & dream for...

@daleallen7634

18 күн бұрын

@greylocke100: The problem with that is that the agency only pays for the insurance policy that covers their agents/officers for the liability of infringement of the rights of citizens! So, even though the taxpayers are paying for the insurance policy, the actual payout is not (usually), directly out of the coffers of the city/county State/etc. that violated the citizen's right/s.

@greylocke100

18 күн бұрын

@@daleallen7634 Which means that the premiums for everyone else rise. If the officer intentionally violates someone's rights, they need to be held responsible. Maybe then we wouldn't have these abuses happening as much.

@daleallen7634

18 күн бұрын

@@greylocke100 : I agree with you 100%. I also believe that each officer should have to carry their own liability policy/surety bond, just like so many [other], professional workers (e.g.: doctors, lawyers, etc.), are required to do. Get so many lawsuits, the price of the insurance policy becomes too high to pay, and you're no longer employable in the particular field.

Anytime you hold the government accountable is a victory. We the People tell the government what they can do.

I found two trail cams illegally placed on my private property last year. I took them down and destroyed them. They weren't government-owned or I'm sure they would have been knocking at my door.

@lisadees71

20 күн бұрын

😮

@meritholdingllc123

20 күн бұрын

I'd have put them on ebay instead of destroying them.

@bobberguy1

20 күн бұрын

Several years ago, I found camera on my property. It magically disappeared and I never heard from anyone concerning the camera.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

@@meritholdingllc123 Mindless destruction of his own property!

@mrabrasive51

20 күн бұрын

You should have removed them and left a sign saying thanks for the free camera!😂

I give IJ $25 a month. They are such a positive thing.

@retiredatc8720

19 күн бұрын

Me too. It's affordable and with a lot of donations it really adds up.

@sampleowner6677

19 күн бұрын

@@retiredatc8720 Great. They do such important work.

I get the original "Open field" ruling. In 1924 it was about what could be see in an open field by a person watching personally. With the introduction of wireless camera technology and now drones it is no longer what a person is watching in person, but what can be seen with technology and recordings. This is a good evaluation of how things change with time and technology.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Yeah, no. The police weren't watching from the road. They were entering property, going to places that could not be visible to anyone outside the property, and looking for anything suspicious. And it still applies to land in states that don't have tighter restriction on search and seizure than the Fourth Amendment. Tennessee does, which is why the LE are not appealing the ruling. Cameras and drones really don't make a difference to any of this.

We have processes and procedures in place to prevent abuse by the government. ANYTIME those processes and procedures are circumvented, for whatever reason, abuse ALWAYS follow. Checks and balances exist for a reason.

The heart of private property is the ability of the owner to exclude anyone they desire from trespassing on their property or to be free from surveillance.

Thank you so much for recommending Institute for Justice. I just watched their video posted today about the DEA confiscating innocent peoples bags At the airport,with some unknown bizarre criteria. They bring in a dog handler who has no intereste in the suspected bag then the handler points to the bag again and signals to the dog to pay attention to it! It appears to be another forfeiture grab.

@cruzmatt22

20 күн бұрын

just came off watching that video, incredibly shameful

@AlternativeHomesteading

20 күн бұрын

@@cruzmatt22 Excellent evidence of abuse of power, animal abuse and civil forfeiture crime.

@dorianward4909

20 күн бұрын

Me too,just watched it

@retiredatc8720

19 күн бұрын

I don't know how drug dogs pass the test of reliability.

Steve, I love your channel. No politics, just law interpretation and good stories. I try to 👍 like all your vids, but sometimes I forget! Remind people to like your vids! Sincerely, A fellow Michigander. ✋

My employer does a fund raiser every year where we can choose a charity and have a little bit taken out of each check to donate. I happily support the IfJ every two weeks!

@MeRia035

20 күн бұрын

That is a really great way to do that, good for you! Sounds like you have a decent employer.

The tantrums the wardens are throwing right now must be legendary lol

You said the open fields doctrine was implemented in 1924? It seems this was established as a workaround during prohibition in order to give law enforcement free reign to prowl around people's property to look for stills. Prohibition went into effect in 1920 and was repealed in 1933.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

I think you mean articulated. The 4th Amendment still doesn't apply to an open field, and never did.

@OtakuNoShitpost

19 күн бұрын

​@@blairhoughton7918Why not? It would be unreasonable to say that because the 4th amendment doesn't explicitly protect fields that the government could just start building whatever they want on top of my farm. After all, the 4th amendment is on of the primary reasons eminent domain requires fair compensation

@blairhoughton7918

18 күн бұрын

@@OtakuNoShitpost Username checks out. In Japanese.

As always, Steve, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PODCAST AND STUDY FOR OUR SAKES AS AMERICANS WHO WANT TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND SOVEREIGNTY!! God bless you!! Hebrews 10:39!! Forever!!

The balance between my rights and the power of law enforcement is that there is no point in having laws to enforce if my rights aren't being prioritized, 9/10 of the law in all.

It's always annoying to me when any type of law enforcement throws a big stink out of basic civil liberties that may impede their job......

@JTA1961

20 күн бұрын

Yup

@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751

19 күн бұрын

Its so sad how far off in the weeds these agencies get. It blows my mind how they will walk in front of a camera and try defending such insane behavior.

It's crazy that this had to go to court.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

It had to go to court because the police never admit they're wrong about anything until somebody bigger stands over them and makes them.

Look, police officers in Tennessee have been using the Game Warden laws to conduct searches too. It's the same through out the country too. So I hope this ruling will put a stop to Tennessee police officers too who conduct warrantless searches on private property away from the house.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

Did you even watch the video?

Great to see this! Remember a warrant is just a phone call away, doesn't take much effort. IF there is something actually there, and not some agent that wants to spy on you, your family or people who are on your property with/without knowledge. Keep it documented and legal.

I worked in law enforcement and probation for nearly 40 years. What I saw is that the relationship between police and the criminal element was basically unchanged over the years.. What has changed drastically is that the relationship between police and the general public has deteriorated to the level of mistrust and hatred by both .

@jeromethiel4323

19 күн бұрын

And the police and governmental agencies did it to themselves. They have no one to blame but themselves.

@skillethead15

18 күн бұрын

Right. Because police constantly have ulterior motives and we can’t trust that they are being honest. They pull you over for running a stop sign and instead of giving you a ticket, they pull you out of the car and start trying to search you. Here, they claim it’s about protecting wildlife but i guarantee you they were just trying to find if these guys had drug activity going on, on their property. We all know it has nothing to do with the animals.

@byronperry6014

12 күн бұрын

And that is totally to blame on the law enfircement, I am one of the now anti-police people, because of the actions of police, including a false arrest and in a different situation, false charges.

I'm glad you covered this because it was never mentioned if the TAX PAYING landowner had even done anything suspicious for the LEO to go that far. Appreciate you.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

Decriminalize victimless crimes and you wont have first world problems.

My brother put up signs that said. "DANGER UNSTABLE GROUND AND UNMARKED SINK HOLES." "TRAVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK". That worked better than expected. I put up a sign on my front door. "THE SPIDER INFESTION HAS BEEN MOSTLY RESOLVED". That scares everyone.

@stratocastergirl

20 күн бұрын

Priceless! 😁

@MeRia035

20 күн бұрын

😅😄😅!!!

I one MILLION % agree with this ruling!!! It is yet another STRONG consideration FOR moving BACK to TN!!!

I own a small farm from my late mother and father if I was over by the pond and came upon a man in camo armed putting up cameras on my land I carry for my protection and I am a former deputy and former counsel to the Attorney General of my state and finding a armed man on my land I can see a fire fight happening !!!

@MeRia035

20 күн бұрын

Yes, a very likely scenario. And guess which person would end up arrested?

@jdilksjr

19 күн бұрын

@@MeRia035 Guess which one would be unalived first.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

​@@jdilksjr Yay terrorism.

If wildlife officials asked my permission, I would say yes. I'm a hunter and agree they have a job to do. Tennessee wildlife officials suspected the landowner of illegal hunting. They should have gotten a warrant in this case.

Your videos and legal analysis of them are great. I have learned about my rights from you. Thank you!

I live in the Smoky Mountains Tennessee this is a great video thanks for the information great work Brother

And yet, in other news . . . Police complain retailers expect too much with repeated calls to arrest shoplifters . . . Can police be too busy to pursue known criminals, yet have time to search out imaginary ones?

@JTA1961

20 күн бұрын

True enough...

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserves neither and shall lose both" -Benjamin Franklin

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

That's not really close to what he actually said, and I would bet money that you don't know what he was saying it about or to whom. It's one of the most ironically abused quotes in history.

@LuckyBaldwin777

19 күн бұрын

@blairhoughton7918 that is the way it was quoted on the first page of my 12th grade US Government book.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

@@LuckyBaldwin777 Then whoever wrote that book was quoting an internet discussion and not Ben Franklin.

Steve I am surprised what was happening with the Tennessee wild life I live in Tennessee and did not here about that until you brought it up Thanks Steve

Thank You for following and sharing! Great achievement for IJ!

The law works when the people INSIST, with a capital INSIST, on the law working, properly.

We all know a warrant is only as good as the judge who will sign anything to the cops hand to them

@darkmantlestudios

20 күн бұрын

And yet they still couldn't be bothered.

@kevinerbs2778

20 күн бұрын

@@darkmantlestudios too much paperwork for them

@ropefreeze1660

20 күн бұрын

I'm not sure why officers aren't always calling for a warrant. A cop with a warrant is really never in the wrong, as long as they didn't lie to the judge to get it.

@darkmantlestudios

20 күн бұрын

@ropefreeze1660 a lot of times it's because not even a judge would rubber stamp their fishing expeditions

@troodon1096

19 күн бұрын

@@ropefreeze1660 Assuming they're not just too lazy to be bothered, it's because they know very well they don't have enough probable cause to get a warrant, because if they did they'd have no logical reason not to get one.

Any person who can stand up for the rights of the individual, and incorporate a Monty Python reference, has my undying respect

The first stry you did with the IFJ, made me look them up. After that I supported them. TY Steve for the info, and for the great channel.

Fourth Amendment does mention property first.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

TBF nothing is ever really yours.

@the_expidition427

20 күн бұрын

@@BlackJesus8463 or governments.

@user-nd8cs3qx1v

20 күн бұрын

​@@BlackJesus8463; I'm just leasing this life Temporarily

@carvanok4226

20 күн бұрын

@@BlackJesus8463 only the true black Jesus

@marlberg2963

20 күн бұрын

"The right of The People to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. No Warrants shall issue except on probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." 4th Amendment to the US Constitution. It never mentions property, although in hindsight it probably should.

Steve, it's my understanding that the open fields case came about because of prohibition and federal agents looking for illegal stills.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

They should've been looking for victims the whole time.

@skipperclinton1087

20 күн бұрын

@gary: ILLEGAL because they're not paying federal tax money. Remember it's the ATF. Alcohol, tobacco & firearms. The excuse used to be because car radiators were being used for cooling and some old radiators used lead solder and people were getting lead poisoning so I wonder why it wasn't the FDA looking instead! That's another reason that distilled spirits are 40%ABV. It used to be 43%ABV but the feds raised the tax level to 43% so the distillers had to go to 40%ABV to keep from paying more federal tax. Sorry for the tangent.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

​​@@skipperclinton1087 I don't know where you're getting that but that's not why 40% was the standard. 43% is the minimum level at which the waxy substances remain in solution, so going below 43% means you have to filter those things out or your booze looks cloudy on the shelf. So there's a natural break point there where some distillers do and some distillers don't. 40% was a temperence-era compromise between distillers and the British government which wanted to require all booze to be proofed lower to reduce drunkenness. They did get distillers to agree to an even lower proof, 28% iirc, for sales in towns with large defense factories (this was during WW1). 40% has been a traditional standard ever since even though temperance regulations are long gone. None of this applies in the US. The 40% limit is a quality standard that's set by regulators for purposes of truth in labeling in certain categories of booze.

I get IJ's newsletter, they are amazing! I pray I will be able to help support them soon.

Wow, representing with the Ephrata, PA t-shirt! Lancaster County says "Hi and thank you for this channel"

Gee, isn’t that what the Constitution is all about! Folks need to be criminally liable for violating it.

@tvc1848

20 күн бұрын

First you would need the legislature to pass a law making such a violation into a criminal act. In this case even if such a law existed, it would not likely be enforceable until after the court ruling. Open fields is still the case law under the US Constitution and was the case law into this ruling in Tennessee. So when the officers went onto the property, they were following rules set forth by the federal an state courts. They did not violate anything at the moment they set up the cameras. That if why the US Constitution forbids ex post facto laws or laws that make it a crime retroactively. Now that there is a definitive court ruling? Sure, enact such a law.

@ygrittesnow1701

20 күн бұрын

@@tvc1848 If IFJ won this case because Tennessee constitution said they couldn't they were already guilty of violating the state constitution. The case didn't amend the constitution. It affirmed that what they were doing violated it. That could theoretically open the door to appeal every case that was adjudicated based on a warrantless trespass and search of private property.

@tvc1848

20 күн бұрын

@@ygrittesnow1701 That’s not the way case law works. Certainly a court ruling doesn’t modify a constitution. It clarifies it and gives guidance. Nothing is unconstitutional until a court with jurisdiction says so.

@chrisaustin6255

19 күн бұрын

Then placed in prison

I am a supporter of the Institute for Justice. They are fighting against govt overreach and unconstitutional activities. It's one of the very few organizations working to protect our freedoms and rights.

I’ve been a cop for 12 years, and the idea that the open fields doctrine could be applied, especially to surveillance devices, at all without a warrant is just insane. Like you said, if the land owner wants to help the wildlife enforcement folks out and let them plant cameras, then cool, but the idea of going onto someone’s land, much less being planting a camera, is just so unacceptable. I bet that a lot more folks than you might expect would be willing to let the game wardens on their property if they just asked. Nobody likes a poacher, and that can get dangerous fast if they try to confront someone. Glad to hear this decision!

@jeffheadley6186

8 күн бұрын

Are you sure you're a cop don't sound like any cop I've ever seen

. .🤜🏻 one more REASON TO NOT TRUST THESE AGENCIES 👉🏻 EVERRRRR ✔️

When the power of the state runs up against the enumerated rights of the people by definition the rights enumerated automatically prevail. In theory.

I'm a fellow Tennessean. My father has been dead almost 30 years and his single biggest concern re: law enforcement was that a TWRA officer could do pretty much ANYTHING they wanted, no questions asked. This at least starts the process of some measure of corrective action. When I think of the TWRA duties, I think of Fish and Wildlife laws, protection, enforcement of hunting laws, poaching, even conservation and testing, etc. Instead, these officers broke laws they were tasked with upholding- trespassing! That's hardly the only limits they have pushed. I've seen them enforce traffic laws, etc. We already have LEO's for those areas, but TWRA officers have basically been limitless in the reach of their authority. Each department needs LIMITS. We as citizens have them.

Standing ovation for Institute for Justice! Get a search warrant or ask permission, what a novel idea.

I'm really glad to hear this ruling as i believe your whole property is private land and the government has not the right to enter

i cannot understand people who think it's ok for law enforcement to just trample on americans' rights.

@johnsmithers8913

20 күн бұрын

Some people think the government is their parents and the government would never use their power to do something bad or to maliciously control you.

@katiekane5247

20 күн бұрын

A well funded campaign to manufacture consent, education and media

@jessjmanns

20 күн бұрын

Should listen to a MAGA rally? Insane back the blue blather by people that should know better?

@nicwelch

19 күн бұрын

Most don’t understand that rights don’t come from the government, only protected by it.

It was always this way, from the beginning. Very clear and specific language in the Bill of Rights. It was government overreach that allowed them to adopt a BS policy, in violation of the Constitution. It's sad that we had to go through the entire process just to *_reestablish_* our original rights.

@TheWestlandgirl

19 күн бұрын

Exactly!!

I'm headed over to the Insitute to make a contribution. This ruling should be the law of the land.

The last time I was this early, torture was still considered a valid part of criminal investigation.

@Bobs-Wrigles5555

20 күн бұрын

Oh, Yesterday...

@barneymm2204

20 күн бұрын

And Pluto was still a planet I bet.

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

@@Bobs-Wrigles5555 gangstalking

@thecursed01

20 күн бұрын

Still is. Look up chicago Homan square

@Bobs-Wrigles5555

20 күн бұрын

@@BlackJesus8463 Not at all, if it had been that I would have said "this morning"...

This is awesome news for liberty in Tennessee. The government is supposed to work for us. We are not serfs

I just purchased a 45 acre parcel with a cabin here in Maine. I installed a couple of game cameras to see what may be roaming around on the property. Here in Maine it is a violation of state law to operate an ATV on land owned by another without written permission from the land owner. Interestingly one of the first pictures on my cameras was that of a game warden on an ATV, deep into the interior of my property.

Camera on my property, tracker on my car, it's mine.

... beautiful... Rich...Huge... Tracts of land...

Getting permission gets around the search warrant. If they were 'concerned' about wild life, get permission. If you think a law is being broken, get a warrant. What's the big deal?

@toddmetzger

20 күн бұрын

It's only a phone call to a judge, and a sworn statement on the phone.

@albertstephen2426

20 күн бұрын

The big deal is obvious! The bastards know they do not have enough to get a warrant and they would have to lie to and mislead a judge, i.e., perjury, so they violate the law.

@blairhoughton7918

19 күн бұрын

​@@albertstephen2426it'd be pretty trivial to get any of the evidence they collect thrown out of court by asking the judge if he knows who signed off on the warrant that doesn't exist...

Mark up one in the win column for citizen rights. Thank you IJ.

I’m a paying member of Institute for Justice several years now, mainly to know more clearly my rights and as a resource. They send out a quarterly brochure with ppl just like me being showcased. Thanks Steve for mentioning them.

I live in mich. I was hunting on the farm( with a orange vest). A DNR officer walked all the way across the field, just to check my license. Screwing up my hunting. Why would i be poaching with an orange vest?🤷 i was only 18 then, eons ago😂

@lisadees71

20 күн бұрын

😮 so if you were hunting wild turkey or anything else on your farm that's illegal. Isn't it yours once it's on your property I'm not versed in any of this so that's why I was asking.

@TheWestlandgirl

19 күн бұрын

​@@lisadees71We still must get a License because of population control.

Love IJ. They do good work. Just donated to them.

Thank you, Steve.

Love your show Steve!! 😊

IJ with another win for the people.

@nathank4708

20 күн бұрын

Loving the IJ😊

@BlackJesus8463

20 күн бұрын

IJ 💋

@MeRia035

20 күн бұрын

🙂💞🙂 IJ!

I would be interested in a follow up on how many people do give permission when asked.

Private land is just that PRIVATE!

Suppose we’ll start seeing more FedEX vehicles four wheelin’ on open land. 😂

Happens all the time in Kentucky!!!

@AlternativeHomesteading

20 күн бұрын

I live in Eastern Kentucky I agree.

@ChiefMac59

20 күн бұрын

@@AlternativeHomesteading I live in Eastern Kentucky too and it would only happen once where I live

@AlternativeHomesteading

20 күн бұрын

@@ChiefMac59 If you know who they are and catch them!

@jonathanjones3126

20 күн бұрын

I've been in Eastern Kentucky, if the locals wanted to make bodies disappear it isn't hard

@abn82dmp

20 күн бұрын

@@ChiefMac59 Stories from "back in the day" were that wardens wouldn't go in the woods in Maine during hunting season...there seemed to be a lot of "accidents"...

My situation is an interesting twist. We own just under 5 acres with out 6 year old home on it. All the homes around us have acreage ranging from 2 to 10. Our lot was the last to be developed and has a small, intermittent stream and wooded area on one side, all within our lot line. We also have a small county easement for a drain pipe which affords county stormwater folks access to that pipe as well as the usual telephone, cable and electric easements for buried lines across our frontage. Yet when one of the adjacent lots sold, those folks started making a strong adverse possession play on our woods because of a buried sump pump outlet pipe that we never saw (because it was 6 inches below ground and perforated so it didnt daylight anywhere). Then the county started making strong assertions about me not being able to use my woods because it was "drainage." And the local utilities started saying my woods were "state land," or "county land," or whatever. Several title searches, several lawyer consults and we now have a fence on that boundary but not along the frontage. From time to time I still see strange folks entering like they own the place, and many won't identify themselves when asked or simply leave before I can get out there to ask them what they want. The only thing we can think to do is clear the woods and plant grass on what amounts to about an acre in hope it might look like private property. What a shame that would be because it provides wonderful habitat for wildlife as it is now. Yet it seems no one from the county to the utility companies respect our private property we suspect due to the pattern of vacancy the years before our house was built and the presence of wild landscape. I think this TN decision is awesome and I hope that county lawyers around the country read about it and start advising their various directorates to not abuse tax payer owned property just because it's woods or whatever.

@holstorrsceadus1990

20 күн бұрын

Make a fence out of "trespassers will be shot" signs that borders your entire property other than the easements.

@donmulder8061

20 күн бұрын

@@holstorrsceadus1990 LOL that's how I feel. We did put up No Trespassing signs but while it does work for many people, the most committed folks won't pay heed.

@holstorrsceadus1990

20 күн бұрын

@@donmulder8061 that's where we get to part 2

Thank you

William Blackstone: “the law holds that it is better that 10 guilty persons escape, than that 1 innocent suffer (innocent person be convicted).”

Ben surfing the Turbine car, Steve's RHS

@lynnquinn7244

20 күн бұрын

Thanks! Couldn't find him today.

The 1924 ruling occurred when bootleg liquor production was rampant.

IJ does some damn fine work. I absolutely love what they do

Way to go Tenn👍. Great job IJS❤️❤️🔥!

if i’m not mistaken, at the beginning of this issue, these landowners that found the trail cams, took them and kept them and would not give them back ! because its their property now !!!