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Courts have consistently held that police can go through trash without
any warrant. When you put trash out, you give up all expectations of
privacy.<br>
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On the other hand, police cannot enter your parked car without a
warrant. And there is a law against tampering with a parked car. So
the analogy does not hold up.<br>
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I have occasionally seen someone go through my trash, although not
recently. When it is someone looking for items to recycle, I am
perfectly happy that the person is doing so. When I object (and that,
I am sure, is not the case here) is when the person going through the
trash is leaving behind a mess.<br>
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I have also on occasion put an item such as a piece of furniture out
with a note on it that anyone is free to take it. That way, I have
gotten rid of an item and it has been recycled.<br>
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On the other hand, my garbage can usually contains a garbage bag which
contains what I have cleaned out from my cat litter boxes as well as
the usual trash. I would not want to go through such a trash bag.<br>
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Steve.<br>
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Dale Ghent wrote:
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<div>Generally, garbage or refuse that someone leaves out for pickup
is still their property. Rifling through someone else's garbage, before
it's picked up by the trash hauler, is considered trespass.</div>
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<div>Taking someone's "garbage" if you're not the authorized trash
hauler is, basically, theft. Ownership of trash ends when the hauler
receives it.</div>
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<div>So, I would think that Judy is in the wrong twice... once for
going through trash, and second for taking something from it.</div>
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<div>Think of it as screwing with someone's car parked on the street.
Would you do that?</div>
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<div>/dale</div>
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<div>On Jun 1, 2005, at 2:34 PM, <a
href="mailto:echalmers@mindspring.com">echalmers@mindspring.com</a>
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<div>I would hope that you would try to find out whose garbage you
were rifling and return the money to that person. </div>
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<div>I personally have no problem with people picking up visible
items left outside as trash--if no one wants that banged-up table and I
can use it in my yard, so be it. But I have a BIG problem with people
who "pick" through small trash, since what you call trash picking
is one way people steal identities. Not everyone is careful enough
about what goes into the trash, and people intent on stealing identies
will rifle trash looking for credit card bills, bank statements, and
other identifying numbers. </div>
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<div>Thus, if I saw you or anyone else picking through my trash, I
would be very angry, would chase you off, and might in some
circumstances call the cops. I have certainly called neighbors when I
have seen people going through their trash.</div>
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<div>Again, I hope you will try to return the money. </div>
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<div>Emily</div>
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From: jdy <br>
Sent: Jun 1, 2005 1:22 PM <br>
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Cc: The Charles Village Chat List <br>
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<div>to all you folks who look down on us alley shoppers,</div>
<div>i got a real bargain yesterday. $125.00 stuffed in a pencil
box. in the same aisle was a small Tupperware container overflowing
with pennies and some foreign coins. </div>
<div>sorry-- sale is over. </div>
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<div><em><font size="5"><strong>:~) </strong></font><font size="3">judy</font></em></div>
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