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Mass Surveillance Is Powering a New Era of Pretextual Traffic Stops
- potato3732842 11mo agoThis is a simple regression to the old days when they could just make up BS and not something that represents a perceived increase in threat level to anyone who was already jaded. It has nothing to do with surveillance and everything to do with the fact that there are no consequences for the agencies and individuals involved. And this isn't just a cops problem. Just about every department that can make money fining people gets caught violating rights or otherwise playing dirty in some capacity at some point
- caminante 11mo agoIn other words, big brother (Border patrol/DEA) use surveillance to fence generic "yellow flags" to little brother (local cops) who pull over drivers. Is this just a Texas thing due to border vicinity? I assume Big Brother hasn't published results data, but I'm curious whether the results are performing and catching bad guys. The article's sample appears to show a false positive.
- black_13 11mo ago[dead]
- nowaymo6237 11mo agoBrazen 4th amendment violation
- Tanoc 11mo agoI don't remember if I'm paraphrasing it correctly, but "Words on paper don't stop boots on the ground." This is going to continue until there are actual physical consequences instead of abstract limitations of abstract authority.
- toader 11mo agoIf you're curious where many of the Automated License Plate Readers are located, this site is interesting. The collection is certainly not limited to areas near the southern border. https://deflock.me/map https://deflock.me/map