Possible DNM Service

A service that would tell one whether or not their packages are being profiled.

You go on your preferred market, place an order. The vendor ships some sort of inexpensive, hidden device that indicates whether or not the package was opened. Could be something triggered by light, by the lid opening, a recording device, etc. Any thoughts?


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[1 Points] procowtipper:

Couldn't you mail yourself this package? Some people put pieces of tape near the tops/bottoms of doors that will break open when opening to tell if someone opens it so you could try something along those lines.


[1 Points] None:

I think you have a bit of a misunderstanding about the physical, practical, and legal capability of mail being "profiled," and at what point it's possible, as well as what can and can't be done to mail without a court order, and the bar that needs to be met in order to obtain the warrant. Yes, I am aware that LE can break or bend rules, but not to an extent that ultimately matters in court (where things matter.)

I'm not saying that someone can jump through a huge loophole should your mail be illegally searched and it's a get out of jail free card. I am more talking about the perceived existence of a "watchlist" for someone's mail, and where people believe things may or may not be checked out.

I am assuming that you're talking about this service as a buyer, not a vendor.

In short, I think people put far too much stock in worrying about the fact that they're ordering illegal items through the mail and not enough stock in the fact that they aren't "home free" once a package is taken out of their mailbox.

I also don't mean to say that you have a bad idea -- I adore people who brainstorm ideas to keep people safe and mind that their rights are being respected and preserved. I'm just not sure that this is the most practical of ideas, since anything triggered by a physical act like light or opening could happen by chance much more often than purpose.

However, it would be interesting as hell to "hear" everything going on with a package. In college I worked in the mail room as part of my scholarship and we had some....interesting...conversations. I would think that USPS sort offices would have no exception.