tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post5396627246032734194..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: If Oscar the Grouch were arrested, would the police need a warrant to search his can?Chalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-36453456407875628992009-04-17T23:57:00.000-04:002009-04-17T23:57:00.000-04:00There was a case a few years back of a guy that wa...There was a case a few years back of a guy that was living in an disused trash dumpster. The police arrested him and found pot in the dumpster. His lawyer claimed that, since it was his residence, they needed a warrant, but the court disagreed. (I thought the story was on volokh.com but Google isn't turning it up.)David Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942067696830429689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-37484844528299060782009-04-17T00:56:00.000-04:002009-04-17T00:56:00.000-04:00If it's a public trashcan, then there would be no ...If it's a public trashcan, then there would be no bar to searching it, right? Except that Oscar has been inhabiting the can for decades, in a quite open and -- one could argue -- hostile manner, so does he now lay claim to it via adverse possession?<br /><br />Discuss.<br /><br />-- jana(who)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-34827258974437581172009-04-17T00:33:00.000-04:002009-04-17T00:33:00.000-04:00Well, the can's pretty obviously a medical accommo...Well, the can's pretty obviously a medical accommodation for Oscar's social anxiety disorder, so it's effectively a wheelchair..TheCSOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158667972488862686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-23630909281287648562009-04-16T17:56:00.000-04:002009-04-16T17:56:00.000-04:00Depends on whether the can had terrorist sympathie...Depends on whether the can had terrorist sympathies.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.com