[pct-l] Mail

[Ate Tuna]

Where is this listed in the US Code?  The closest applicable sections state
that the delivery of mail cannot be obstructed, and another that says that
postal employees may not open mail.  In the first, delivery of mail may
still occur.  I suspect that the discovery of offending items will be
reported to law enforcement, and ultimately it will be law enforcement
stopping the delivery of the mail. The latter section does not apply.  I
agree with the others that have said an oral contract is sufficient.  If it
isn't, I have family members that broke the law when I told them to open my
mail.

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Benjamin Grunbaum
<bengrunbaum at gmail.com>wrote:

> As mentioned in another post a few minutes ago opening another persons mail
> is illegal according to a family friend who is a high profile criminal
> defense attorney based out of the city of angels.  They have no authority
> to
> open a packaged addressed to another absent Power of Attorney being granted
> to them.  This can only be done in a manner than can withstand scrutiny in
> a
> court with a signed contract certified by a notary.
>
> Hopefully someone on this list less blunt than myself will inform them of
> there rights: the right to refuse packages and to call the police about a
> suspicious package, whom may decide to inspect a package further; and the
> rights of anyone who sends a package which they accept: to send stuff in
> confidence.  Anyways, this is not a reason to boycott the cafe.  The fact
> that they are willing to accept packages is very generous, they are just
> misinformed about both the law and the hiking community.  In fact, we have
> more in common with them than not.
>
> Ben Grunbaum
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