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Trash is Private Property in New Hampshire

Posted by michael on from the take-out-the-papers-and-the-trash dept.

suwain_2 writes "As this article in the Nashua (New Hampshire) Telegraph discusses, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that trash set out on the sidewalk for collection is private property. In the case that led to this landmark decision, police searched through an area man's trash, finding traces of marijuana in his garbage. The New Hampshire Supreme Court declared yesterday that the police didn't have the right to go through his trash without a warrant. This is the opposite of what most states, and the US Supreme Court, have previously ruled. Live free or die indeed."

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  1. What's Next? by 4of12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can just see my private property trash joining together with all the other private property trash down at the landfill and declaring themselves a commune.

    Either that, or else I'll be sued by someone whose private property trash was injured in a scuffle with my private property trash in the back of dumpster somewhere.

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  2. In other news... by El · · Score: 2, Funny

    New Hampshire state legislators propose changing the state motto to "Live free... or don't!"

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  3. What does it mean for dumpster divers by chia_monkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Man...I know of people who have found some way cool stuff in dumpsters. TVs, computers, furniture, other office equipment, etc. Does that mean you can get arrested now for divin' if you're in NH? Not cool.

    Imagine the irony of ironies though...what if you were divin', a cop catches ya, finds marijuana, but it's from the dumpster. Oh the humanity...

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  4. That's all well and good... by The+Munger · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what kind of self-respecting pot smoker is going to throw out part of his stash!

    Kids today...

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