[crote]

In other words, they don't know. They just have a fuzzy feeling, nothing more than that.

Would you be okay with the police being allowed to randomly enter your home and seize whatever stuff they want, just because they have a hunch? Or would you rather they have to get a search warrant first, which requires at least some form of evidence?

[lazide]

What makes you think I’m okay with any of it?

You might also want to look up ‘exigent circumstances’ and ‘parallel construction’.