Quote Originally Posted by make it legal
the thing is i think that asking for a warrent is pretty incriminating in itself.
Refusing a search is not probable cause for a search, meaning that just because you tell the cops no, they cannot come in without a warrant, doesn't give them the grounds to get one. Remember, no matter what simply tell them no, they cannot search. If they say they have probable cause and continue to search anyway, you run a better chance of getting off on some technicallity or illegal search/seizure than if you just give them permission. Cause with permission anything they find will hold up in court. Without permission, you may find a way to say the search wasn't lawful and get off. Don't make the cops jobs any easier. I've never had a cop come up to me while I was at work and just start mowing grass for me, so why the hell would I help them out with their work?