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Something alot of people don't realize. UPS, Fedex, etc. they can open your mail if they want to, without any legal steps taken.

USPS on the other hand has to get a warrant if they want to open your mail, due to it being a government agency. Which means they need probable cause.

Shipping illegal crap through USPS is a felony, but if you're prosecuted for it and the USPS never got a warrant to open your mail, you're in the clear.

Happy to be proven wrong.

Something alot of people don't realize. UPS, Fedex, etc. they can open your mail if they want to, without any legal steps taken. USPS on the other hand has to get a warrant if they want to open your mail, due to it being a government agency. Which means they need probable cause. Shipping illegal crap through USPS is a felony, but if you're prosecuted for it and the USPS never got a warrant to open your mail, you're in the clear. Happy to be proven wrong.

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[–] • 1 pt (edited )

I work for FedEx, and I can %100 guarantee if someone working there opened your package they would no longer have a job. And depending on severity of said package there could be legal repercussions.

Albeit, we do not need a "warrant" to open something. But a very, very good reason. Trust me, no one wants to lose a job at a Fortune 50 (not 500) company for something so stupid as opening a box.

[–] • 3 pts

By "open," it doesn't mean a guy throwing boxes on the belt from a truck. It's referring to someone in a position of power being able to pull a box aside, open it to inspect the contents, and put it back on the line. The postmaster at a local station or someone higher up would be the candidates for such an operation here.

Average Handler Dude would get fired for that. Your district manager would not if ordered to pull it aside and open it.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Took the words right out of my mouth typicalgaycommentfrompicman