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Massachusetts | I'm no lawyer, but it strikes me that police need consent for any search. Otherwise, they need a warrant supported by probable cause. What would probable cause be in this case? In other words the mere posession of a diesel truck doesn't mean that you probably have dyed fuel. Probable cause would be more like a witness saw you putting dyed fuel in an over the road truck, and swore to it.
However, having said that, the reality is that the judge will just give them any old warrant they want.
Here is an interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KFQnVsvu_I
That guy has a bunch of similar videos online. What it boils down to is that people aren't compelled to answer questions from police. That's the whole 'right to remain silent' thing. Everyone has that right all the time, not just when you get your Miranda rights read to you.
Police actually have very limited authority, most people think they have more than they do.
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Is it legal too.....
