3 ms·

I actually viscerally feel like I'm still under some amount of surveillance. I'm not a lawyer, but my business is networking hardware and monitoring software.

I actually viscerally feel like I'm still under some amount of surveillance. I'm not a lawyer, but my business is networking hardware and monitoring software. My company has worked with law-enforcement in the past, so take this with a grain of salt… My opinion is that you are still absolutely under a cloud of suspicion, and I would not rule out the possibility that there is a flag on your ISP account, police are continuing to actively monitor your traffic, and hopefully you don't have to undergo a background check anytime soon because it will probably come up. I suggest you speak to a lawyer, maybe even send a freedom of information request to the police department, and to the FBI for your file, and a direct question if you are currently under investigation. My guess is that they will lie and say no, but at least you have it in writing for someone else. You might get a Glomar which is the same as a yes. Either way you will have some insight.

BLKNSLVR 3y ago
I started a new job about a month after the raid (unrelated, the previous contract expired around that time) and had to do a police check which is partially normal just for getting a job and partially because I'm working adjacent to sensitive PII. Nothing sus there. But, after 12 months I had to re-do a police check, and I thought that was normal for the industry, but one of my co-workers who started around the same time as me didn't have to re-do any police check. Maybe nothing, but maybe there is a little bit of a stain that just will not come out. We have attempted follow ups with the police ombudsman and local politicians regarding this, but there's little recourse unless it's police misconduct as opposed to "the system is shit". Beyond that it becomes expensive and time consuming and I really, honesty, truly do not want this to consume me or become my life's purpose. I'm still planning on pursuing various other (limited) avenues, but I'm at a point in my life where personal free time is at a minimum due to the age of my family, so the pursuit of this is a backlog item. (the effect on my family is also a strong motivating factor - side note: the police appeared to have absolutely zero expectation that there were children in the house; there was an almost panicked reaction from the officer who woke up my kids when they went into their rooms) Funny thing: I don't like talking about this, but I need to, to keep it fresh as a reminder, but it also makes me angry again. But I'm not someone who wants to live in denial of reality. P.S. This is in Australia.
- underseacables 3y ago
  AUSTRALIA. That's a completely different animal, incredible country, but your justice system is/may be a little more fair than America. I wish you luck!

BLKNSLVR 3y ago

I started a new job about a month after the raid (unrelated, the previous contract expired around that time) and had to do a police check which is partially normal just for getting a job and partially because I'm working adjacent to sensitive PII. Nothing sus there. But, after 12 months I had to re-do a police check, and I thought that was normal for the industry, but one of my co-workers who started around the same time as me didn't have to re-do any police check. Maybe nothing, but maybe there is a little bit of a stain that just will not come out. We have attempted follow ups with the police ombudsman and local politicians regarding this, but there's little recourse unless it's police misconduct as opposed to "the system is shit". Beyond that it becomes expensive and time consuming and I really, honesty, truly do not want this to consume me or become my life's purpose. I'm still planning on pursuing various other (limited) avenues, but I'm at a point in my life where personal free time is at a minimum due to the age of my family, so the pursuit of this is a backlog item. (the effect on my family is also a strong motivating factor - side note: the police appeared to have absolutely zero expectation that there were children in the house; there was an almost panicked reaction from the officer who woke up my kids when they went into their rooms) Funny thing: I don't like talking about this, but I need to, to keep it fresh as a reminder, but it also makes me angry again. But I'm not someone who wants to live in denial of reality. P.S. This is in Australia.

underseacables 3y ago
AUSTRALIA. That's a completely different animal, incredible country, but your justice system is/may be a little more fair than America. I wish you luck!