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Nobody was compelled to give evidence against themselves. Fingerprints are external, physical features - it's no different than being made to give up a key to a
by meepmorp 3y ago
Nobody was compelled to give evidence against themselves. Fingerprints are external, physical features - it's no different than being made to give up a key to a locked door pursuant to a warrant. And parolees are released under supervision, with law enforcement having greater authority to search them and their property.
- cranberryturkey 3y agoexactly the police would need a warrant to unlock my phone, same as my front door.
- meepmorp 3y agoYou missed the bit about the guy in the story being in parole - parolees have fewer 4th amendment protections than other citizens, as a condition of their early release from prison. Different situations are different.