@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 11 months agoCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9arrow-up137arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]news[email protected][email protected]
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkCops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rulesarstechnica.com@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 11 months agomessage-square9file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]news[email protected][email protected]
=T I don’t mean to be depressing, but courts don’t limit police power. Police are an extension of the courts’ power.
minus-square@Somethingcheezielink2•11 months agoHe was a parolee. Don’t they have fewer rights in regards to searches
minus-square@alphanerd4OPlink1•edit-211 months agowell yeah, but they didn’t use that anywhere in their legal justification. they’re claiming the authority to treat anyone in this way.
He was a parolee. Don’t they have fewer rights in regards to searches
well yeah, but they didn’t use that anywhere in their legal justification. they’re claiming the authority to treat anyone in this way.