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> in the case of the phone, the officer never has proof that the phone was on. The phone company does.
by kps 13y ago
> in the case of the phone, the officer never has proof that the phone was on.
The phone company does.
- Karunamon 13y agoNo, the phone company has evidence that it communicated with tower within some period of time. The phone could still be powered up in a disconnected state, or communicating with the same tower before the driver got into the car, or.. (insert 20 other possible mitigating circumstances) It's not that simple. Which is one of the reasons it's a good thing this was dismissed.
- iends 13y agoWell, his implication was that if you're talking on the phone to somebody the phone company knows (or if you just sent a text, for example).
- vacri 13y agoThe expense of pulling phone records will outweigh the traffic ticket anyway, and neither party would be particularly interested in going that way.
- gaius 13y agoSo does the NSA.