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....as of 2010 the Tallahassee Police Department had used stingrays a staggering 200 times without ever disclosing their use to a judge to get a warrant. This

....as of 2010 the Tallahassee Police Department had used stingrays a staggering 200 times without ever disclosing their use to a judge to get a warrant. This is the heart of the problem with law enforcement surveillance at all levels (local, state, federal). In the U.S. we've always had independent judicial oversight for police entering and searching your home. There's absolutely no reason why a similar invasion (if not more severe), which can track your movements and conversations, should be held to a lesser standard. Time and again law enforcement has sided with what's expedient. They should be erring on the side of caution when it comes to the fundamental rights of the citizens they've sworn to protect.

wwweston 13y ago
> Time and again law enforcement has sided with what's expedient. They should be erring on the side of caution when it comes to the fundamental rights of the citizens they've sworn to protect. Agreed. There seems to be a narrow view of which laws they're enforcing. I think it's arguable that when law enforcement fails to respect fundamental rights which are also part of the law they're ostensibly enforcing then they're failing at their job as much as if they were to observe a property crime in progress and take no action to catch the perps. Of course, it's also arguable that most officers (and prosecutors) work inside a system which incentivizes that narrow view.