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Why do you think there's necessarily a preemptive blanket ban being asked for? Here is the specific request for relief from the suit itself: "REQUEST FOR RELI
by sbuttgereit 2y ago
Why do you think there's necessarily a preemptive blanket ban being asked for? Here is the specific request for relief from the suit itself:
"REQUEST FOR RELIEF
Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court issue judgment against Defendants as follows:
a. Declaring that Defendants’ policies and customs described in this Complaint are
unlawful and violate the Fourth Amendment (incorporated through the Fourteenth
Amendment) to the U.S. Constitution;
b. Permanently enjoining Defendants from operating the Flock Cameras;
c. Ordering Defendants to delete all images, records, and other data generated by the
Flock Cameras;
d. Permanently enjoining Defendants and their officers, employees, agents, and any
others acting on their behalf from using the Flock Cameras to collect images or
information without first obtaining a warrant based on probable cause;
e. Permanently enjoining Defendants and their officers, employees, agents, and any
others acting on their behalf from accessing any images, records, or other data
generated by the Flock Cameras without first obtaining a warrant based on probable
cause;
f. Awarding Plaintiffs’ counsel reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation costs,
including but not limited to fees, costs, and disbursements pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1988; and
g. Ordering all other relief to which Plaintiffs are entitled, regardless of whether such
relief is demanded in this Complaint."
You could argue that point b is a blanket ban, but in fact it's kinda limited: it asks to prohibit the city from operating the cameras, but says nothing of any other party operating them. All the other points simply ask for the city to be required to obtain a warrant, just like it would have to do under normal circumstances.
- pj_mukh 2y agoThe city should be able to put cameras where it sees fit (especially on public property where no one else can). I agree though that the footage should be only accessible with a narrowly definable warrant. We really don't need this much hand-wringing, the solution seems pretty straightforward.