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Isn’t even accessing her phone without a search warrant illegal? Surely it had nothing to do with the crime being committed (obviously, since the only crime tha
by Cenk 10y ago
Isn’t even accessing her phone without a search warrant illegal? Surely it had nothing to do with the crime being committed (obviously, since the only crime that took place is the murder of an innocent man by the police)
- madaxe_again 10y agoYou'd think, but I'd wager the offence that they do write up is driving with a broken tail light, which is apparently a capital offence. It'd be nice to imagine that they'd look into the illegal search they carried out, but rather, they'll likely fixate on how he was actually definitely guilty of a crime and this was absolutely justified. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-p-sherouse/the-problem-with-broken-taillights_b_7030592.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-p-sherouse/the-problem-wi...
- coldpie 10y agoPolice in the US are above the law. As evidenced by recent unjustified police killings, they are allowed to execute people in the street with no repercussions. So I don't think accessing a phone without a warrant and deleting evidence is even going to register.
- cmdrfred 10y agoAnyone is isn't poor or works toward a corporate interest is above the law. The for profit prisons don't want to see community policing. That will cut into their bottom line.