Thermal imagers have changed the way law enforcement can investigate a suspicious person. There have been many controversies concerning the fourth amendment, which states that there can be no unreasonable search and seizure of a person and their property without a warrant issued with a cause. One controversial case is the case of DLK. In this case, law enforcement used a thermal imager to scan DLK’s house to check for abnormal heat signatures. There was an irregular amount of heat coming from the house so a judge issued a warrant to search the house. Inside the house, 100 marijuana plants were found and confiscated, and DLK was taken into custody and put on trial. The case was eventually taken to the Supreme Court on the grounds that DLK’s fourth amendment rights were violated. So the real question is, did the government overstep their boundaries and violate DLK’s fourth amendment rights? DLK may have argued that the government went too far, but the argument against him was much stronger because the evidence gained was in public view.…show more content… There have been many cases where people and property have been searched without a warrant. This can be done as long as law enforcement does not invade the person’s privacy. In Document A, the law enforcement believe that Carroll was selling liquor during the Prohibition Era. This led them to arrest Carroll after pulling him over on the highway. With DLK, the law enforcement believed he was growing marijuana so they used the thermal imager to gather information and used the information to get a warrant. There was evidence that supported DLK’s crime so it justified the actions of the law
