Does strip searching violate human rights? Does it violate the rights from the Bill of Rights? In 2012, Supreme Court ruled that people can be strip searched in jails for any offense in which they were arrested. The topic is really debatable and controversial and the non fiction article by Adam Liptak “Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip Searches for Any Arrest” describes the court’s decision. The article presents both sides of the argument and gives explanations for each. Strip searching is necessary to some extent to avoid any potential threats or dangers to any individual. Justice ANthony Kennedy supports the ruling of strip searching; Kennedy explained that “officials … must consider not only the possibility of smuggled weapons and drugs, but also public health and information about gang affiliations” (Liptak). The officers need to search to avoid any mischief that could occur inside the prisons. The detainees are also kept in fear to not smuggle or do any misconduct with prisons. The act of strip searching may sound humiliating; however, the officers do not …show more content…
On the other hand, the disadvantages of strip searching could be lying inside the fourth amendment from the US Constitution. The US Constitution states that it is “right of the people to be secure … against unreasonable searches” (Liptak), it is legal right of any individual to question why he/she is being searched question the probable cause. The sole reason of being in jail for a ticket fine does not justify for a person to be strip searched and be humiliated. Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the four justices to oppose the policy of strip searching, stated that strip searches “should be used only when there was a good reason to do so” (Liptak). Probable cause should be necessary for any official to search a detainee prior to entering