Yes you can perform a search without a warrant based on probable cause, but was this probable? If we allow the police to search person or property based on very sketchy information we will have very few civil liberties left. I am not saying this guy isn't a pervert and that what he had on his computer wasn't ilegal, but I do think there is a correct way to conduct police work without trampling on the constitution. I just don't see how Joe Shmoe can call the police with very little information and the next thing you know your being pulled out of your bed and your computer is confiscated.
