Profiling of Postal Packages

[killswitch604]

A lot of times, cops intentionally cue their dogs to make a hit on something. We are living in a police state.

[tilltheend]

The thing about getting something in the mail, is I doubt the federal government is going to cue a dog intentionally or "dirty" to open a package. Maybe the cops will due that if they think you have drugs just to be dirty, and they will probably say " Who gives a fuck I am a cop". The cop is not the federal government and either is the state police. They have no right to go near packages at a postal office and should be reprimanded if they do so. They are not the law and nothing close to it. They serve the law and that is it. Hence why it is called LAW ENFORCEMENT. I am not being rude. Just stating a police officer, has no authority to go near a USPS package at all.

[killswitch604]

The thing about getting something in the mail, is I doubt the federal government is going to cue a dog intentionally or "dirty" to open a package. Maybe the cops will due that if they think you have drugs just to be dirty, and they will probably say " Who gives a fuck I am a cop". The cop is not the federal government and either is the state police. They have no right to go near packages at a postal office and should be reprimanded if they do so. They are not the law and nothing close to it. They serve the law and that is it. Hence why it is called LAW ENFORCEMENT. I am not being rude. Just stating a police officer, has no authority to go near a USPS package at all.

Not sure I understand what you mean. The USPS has their own inspections division and uniformed postal police, complete with weapons and arrest powers.

"The United States Postal Inspection Service (or USPIS) is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. Its jurisdiction is defined as 'crimes that may adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S. Mail, the postal system or postal employees.'

An agency with approximately 4,000 employees, 1,200 criminal investigators, an armed uniformed division with 1,000 personnel, forensic laboratories and a communications system, and with 1,000 technical and administrative support personnel, the USPIS leads and assists in numerous joint federal and state investigations."

Their mission is "to protect the U.S. Postal Service, its employees and its customers from criminal attack, and protect the nation's mail system from criminal misuse."

A regular police officer off the street cannot go near packages, but they do have their own division for that. They are, essentially, police officers employed by the federal government, and they do have a "right" to go near packages, unfortunately.

I use the term "right" loosely, because constitutionally it takes quite a bit to inspect a package. However, under the federal government, our packages aren't safe at all. As things get worse and the government gains even more power, it will be even more dangerous to send things through the mail.

[tilltheend]

Well, what you said is what I meant, those people work for the government, and like you said a regular cop cannot open those packages.

[killswitch604]

Well, what you said is what I meant, those people work for the government, and like you said a regular cop cannot open those packages.

You're correct in that a regular beat cop won't be going around packages, but the USPIS can and do bring dogs to inspect packages, and many times the dogs are wrong, or can simply be given a cue if the officer really wants to see inside. That's all I meant.

On an off topic note, the 9,300 VIPR checkpoints that are being set up around the US will be using dogs in their checkpoint stops, also.

[tilltheend]

Hmm that is pretty interesting. I guess if it is needed.

[Mirrorshades]

I agree they do not amke sense, but I will take full advantage of what little info I can get on their tactics.

Know thy enemy

Hawk

Here's some info that may prove of interest:

United States Postal Service Procedure Manuals:

USPS Procedures 1 - http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/usps-spy.pdf

USPS Procedures 2 - http://cryptome.org/isp-spy/usps-spy2.pdf