CHP Officers Steal, Forward Nude Pictures From Arrestee Smartphones 275
sabri writes: Following the initial suspension of a California Highway Patrol officer earlier this week, news has come out that the CHP has an entire ring of officers who steal and subsequently share nude pictures. The nudes are stolen from women who are arrested or stopped. Officer Sean Harrington of Martinez reportedly confessed to stealing explicit photos from the suspect's phone, and said he forwarded those images to at least two other CHP officers. Where is the ACLU when you need them the most?
Prison time (Score:5, Insightful)
Now. No other options. This shit has gotta stop.
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Copyright infrigment, they know how to deal with that.
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after all, they wouldn't steal a car.
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Badabawoooosh!
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Wouldn't steal a car [youtube.com]
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You wouldn't buy a used game. [youtube.com]
Re:Prison time (Score:5, Informative)
Ever hear of Civil Forfeiture? They steal cars all the time. And cash. And houses.
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Damn, looking at your post history... did some american steal your girlfriend or something?
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Probably was a case of civil forfeiture while vacationing.
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No, it's called "asset forfeiture" and it does happen far too often. Hell, happening once is far too often.
Re:Prison time (Score:5, Informative)
No, it's called "asset forfeiture" and it does happen far too often. Hell, happening once is far too often.
In the US there are two kinds of asset forfeiture, criminal and civil [wikipedia.org]:
There are two types of forfeiture cases, criminal and civil. Approximately half of all forfeiture cases practiced today are civil, although many of those are filed in parallel to a related criminal case. In civil forfeiture cases, the US Government sues the item of property, not the person; the owner is effectively a third-party claimant. [...]
In civil cases, the owner need not be judged guilty of any crime; [...] In contrast, criminal forfeiture is usually carried out in a sentence following a conviction and is a punitive act against the offender.
I don't want to put words in your mouth but I think the type of forfeiture you so strenuously (and correctly) object to is called civil asset forfeiture or civil forfeiture for short.
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It is called commandeering, and it does happen but not nearly as much as in the movies. And it is really more akin to car jacking.
Civil Forfeiture [wikipedia.org], anyone?
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Copyright infrigment, they know how to deal with that.
At least $750, but up to $30,000 per infringed work (that is per photo). Higher (up to $150,000) if this is done wilfully.
Now since these photos were sent by a police officer to another police officer, and the second police officer didn't act to stop the illegal activity, it is actually not only the police officers responsible, but the police force itself.
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LOL, here in this small industrial city, our "incarceration officers" have, over the last 2 years been cited three times for male rape and yesterday they caught one stealing $200 from another officers purse. I have personally caught patrolmen smoking pot, getting fellatio while driving and stealing personal items from car wrecks.
A friend was raped one night, returning from the lake by an officer who pulled her over and similar stories I have heard for the last 20 years.
My best advise for dealing with cops is; buy a throwaway gun and hope you never have to use it on a more and more typical, rogue cop. If you do; empty the chamber into their head and run like hell.
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http://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/ohp-trooper-formally-charged-in-rape-case
Eric Roberts, a 16-year veteran of the OHP, resigned in September after he was arrested following an investigation into a claim that he raped a woman on a July 22 traffic stop. ...
Roberts has now been charged with 14 criminal counts in the three cases. Ten of those counts are felonies. Charges against the former trooper include second degree rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, sexual battery, embezzlement, and bribery.
Members of three separate law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma have been criminally charged with on-duty sex crimes. In addition to the former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper charged with rape, and Oklahoma City Police officer and a Tulsa County Sheriff's deputy have also been charged with sex offenses.
This is just one state and with women who were brave enough to come forward and risk retaliation from the accused's fellow officers. Just think of how many women were too intimidated to press charges. Cops all over the country are able to steal, frame innocent people, assault, rape, and kill with damn near impunity. I'm no SJW, but if you think this shit isn't becoming more prevalent, the you're a fucking idiot.
captcha hint: harlots Really, Slashdot? jeezus.
Officer Rape (Score:4, Interesting)
http://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/ohp-trooper-formally-charged-in-rape-case ...
Rape and other crimes by police officers are quite common--which is not to say that most police officers engage in them. But in a large city, there tend to be at least a few cops who are committing major crimes on a regular basis, especially against marginalized populations who they know can't effectively do anything about it.
I am aware of someone reporting such crimes in Oakland, for example, and getting threatened by law enforcement for reporting it.
Relatedly, the NY Times did a report a few years back on making complaints to local police department. The vast majority of the departments tried not to give a complaint form and to have the person talk to them instead; in at least one case the cops went through their "Do you have psychological problems?" script and placed their hands on their guns.
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How the fuck is this modded insightful? Even at 0? This is the type of shit that gives SJW ammunition in claiming that IT culture is hostile to women. I like to believe the words that come out of my mouth when I argue that point.
You know, I just put together now that "SJW" is intended to be an acronym for "Social Justice Warrior" (which is in turn intended to be a derogatory phrase meaning, as far as I can tell, "uppity feminist"). For some weeks now, I have been pondering what the internet has against straight (or single) Jewish women. Now it makes a lot more sense.
That the "reasonable" faction of the male IT world - that the parent poster would like to think he represents - seems to believe that the SJW caricature represents a non-trivial force that is conspiring against him is troubling. That the acronym SJW exists and is presumably widely understood in his circles is rather more revealing about (his part of) "IT culture" than he probably thinks.
Don't get me wrong, the parent poster is better than the grandparent asshole who believes all rapes are imaginary--but just being better than the anonymous trolling asshole isn't setting a high bar.
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I'm a woman. A real woman. I was born with my vagina, uterus and ovaries. I'm not one of those social justice freaks who was born with a penis, scrotum and testes but is somehow considered a "woman".
Bullshit, you're a dude.
Let's cut the crap, son.
The only time the term "son" is used is when referring to someone's male offspring, which you were not. The other instance is when one male is attempting to assert dominance over another male, by referring to the other as "son". I have never, EVER heard a female use this term in the second fashion described. It just isn't done. Son.
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The problem is precedent. It has now been established in law that a cop can mow down a pedestrian while texting and not be charged for it (CA), and toss a hand grenade into a baby's crib during a wrong-address raid and not be charged for it (GA) . Small wonder that the right now hates cops just as much as the left ever did.
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It's a problem in the US because you use a common law system. Frankly I'm surprised it hasn't switched to a civil law system.
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I read the article on the hand grenade situation linked to by another replier to your post.
1. The cops were raiding a meth house, they had the right address according to the report.
2. They attempted entry via the front door with a battering ram and it was blocked. They thought it was a person pressing against the door so they tossed the flash grenade through the opening.
3. On discovering the infant they immediately go it medical care. Wished they knew it was there, would have used the side doors and no
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All of that is irrelevant.
The police should not be allowed to use any weapons the general public doesn't have. Period.
Grenades, flash or otherwise, are complete overkill.
What would have happened had they not been able to enter that building?
There seems to be this idea that the police, in search of a conviction, can put everyone withing a quarter mile radius into mortal danger. That's flat out stupid. Surround the house, get on the bullhorn "Come out with your hands up!" and wait. Worst case, they flush the drugs. But that was the goal right? Get rid of the drugs? Fact of the matter is, pull the toilet and there's plenty stuck in the trap for the conviction anyway.
There is absolutely no excuse for the police to act as violently as they do.
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Now unless that article is a total white-wash, it sounds like a tragic mistake. Like insurgents who hide their weapons behind children hoping to vilify their attackers, it seems quite strange someone would place a baby's crib blocking their own front door.
Now ask why they're breaching in the midnight to 4 am time period, why they're breaching at all when there's no evidence that somebody's life is in immediate danger, etc... Heck, I was just reading about where they decided to raid both sides of a duplex and did the full 'bang&bash' before shooting a seven year old in the head. [huffingtonpost.com] Disregarding signs of a child being in the house like toys scattered around the lawn... The seven year old didn't even live in the side where the suspect lived, there were no interior connections, etc... I don't even blame the officer who shot her all that much - his actions were the tip of an iceberg that involved the whole department. The chief's decision to have a SWAT team. The leader who decided to use them in such raids. The site lead/investigator who called them in for this case, and to have them raid BOTH sides at the same time, when reports are that he didn't have a warrant for her side at the time(got it retroactively, which is bullshit if true). The training he received, etc... Negligent? Sure. Manslaughter? I'd actually save that for the guy that ordered both apartments raided and higher.
These raids take place presumably when the drug dealers inside are at their lowest. Well, everybody is typically at their lowest during this period, so it takes them longer to identify police, and reflex actions are reflex actions.
They're not even really safer for the officers than walking up to the door and publicly presenting the warrant because death tolls DURING SWAT raids from people who manage to get a lucky shot off and worse, friendly fire from other SWAT agents is similar to officers lost handing them out the old fashioned way. If necessary, SHOW THE BLOODY SWAT VAN. At that point they know they can go quietly and painlessly or SWAT can put them down the hard & painful way. Yes, I've seen a couple incidents where they raid a house, find nothing, but in the progress of the raid one SWAT officer shoots another SWAT officer and they try to charge the occupants with assault/murder. Hell, I don't think it's justified to push an officer's death at the hands of another officer during a raid deliberately conducted when you're at your lowest ability level even if drugs are found.
Save lives - both officer and not. End the war on drugs.
Completely irrational (Score:4)
The question in the case of the baby + crib incident, numerous police officers shooting unarmed suspects, police shooting pet dogs, etc.. is whether or not the force used was required. This question used to be asked all the time, but today gets completely ignored..
Not that long ago if a house seemed risky for officers or the public they did not dress up like Navy Seals and Rambo up the house. They waited outside, used surveillance, and caught criminals when it was the most opportunistic and safest for EVERYONE! Today, the only people who has their safety discussed is that of the Law enforcement agents. Which is completely contrary to what a Law enforcement officer's job is supposed to be, which is "Protect and Server the Public".
Yeah, the cop _probably_ didn't intend to harm an infant but you don't know that for sure. At the same time, the officers had no requirement to bust into the house in the first place. Nobody was in eminent danger if the police department did not bust down the door.
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I live near where the incident happened and that article is a total white wash.
1) the cops were raiding a regular old residential home where no drugs had ever been made or sold. The child belonged to another couple staying there after their house burned down. The person they were supposedly after was the son of the owners. He did not live there.
2) The door wasn't barricaded at all. If they had trouble entering it's because they need more time in the gym.
3) They moved a variety of toys that were in the yard aside before the entry was attempted. They KNEW (or at least any adult of normal intelligence would know) there were probably young children in the house.
As for the character of the department, they haven't made a public apology and claim it is illegal for them to pay any of the child's million dollar medical bill.
TL;DR version, the department is packed full of exactly the sort of human refuse they claim to be fighting against.
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It has now been established in law...
No it hasn't.
(this comment for readers who can't identify hyperbole)
Re:Prison time (Score:5, Informative)
Formally, a flash bang is a "stun grenade" and falls in the "less than lethal" category of offensive weapons.
Note it is not harmless, most people report significant temporary (1 year or less not 5-10 minutes ) or permanent hearing loss. If close to the detonation point, 2nd & 3rd degree burns are common. Vision problems (retinal damage, corneal burns, etc) are another frequent side effect.
These weapons are designed for high risk breaches, not raiding a house in the middle of the night to serve a search warrant after you've already arrested the suspect.
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Formally, a flash bang is a "stun grenade" and falls in the "less than lethal" category of offensive weapons.
Note it is not harmless, most people report significant temporary (1 year or less not 5-10 minutes ) or permanent hearing loss. If close to the detonation point, 2nd & 3rd degree burns are common. Vision problems (retinal damage, corneal burns, etc) are another frequent side effect.
These weapons are designed for high risk breaches, not raiding a house in the middle of the night to serve a search warrant after you've already arrested the suspect.
One more thing: flash-bang devices often ignite fabrics and papers, if they happen to land on them. The amount of heat they put out is quite intense, if brief, and the reason why tactical teams frequently wear either natural (cotton) or ablative (nomex) fibers on the outside. Imagine if a raid starts with the blankets of a crib catching fire while the baby's inside, and the parents can't do a thing about it because they've been put face-down on the floor, hands zip-tied behind them, hysterical while they have a cop kneeling on the middle of their back.
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"ATLANTA - A family says a SWAT team raided their home in the middle of the night and seriously injured a 19-month-old boy with a stun grenade. Alecia Phonesavanh told Channel 2's Ryan Young her child is at the Grady Memorial Hospital burn unit, and is in a medically induced coma..."
Sources: (left-leaning) [dailykos.com] and (right-leaning) [reason.com].
Fuck the police.
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More recently, the sleeping 7-year-old girl shot in the head during a no-knock raid in Detroit.
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In these two cases, no jury was even able to get involved, because the cops were just not charged. Ultraviolent behavior and texting while driving are crimes for the little people, you see.
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As far as I know (IANAL), anyone can bring a civil suit against the police department. A specific cop has pretty much complete immunity from civil suits. The only thing that can touch a specific cop is internal affairs and the DA, as mentioned by GP.
It is true that should a specific cop start causing too much money lost through civil suits, it is likely that he/she will be fired. Again, however, it is up to the department to decide, not an independent jury.
Shachar
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The Black Panthers had the only answer. The only thing that can stop a bad cop with a gun is a good citizen with a gun.
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And look what happened to them...
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover called the party "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country",[7] and he supervised an extensive program (COINTELPRO) of surveillance, infiltration, perjury, police harassment, assassination, and many other tactics designed to undermine Panther leadership, incriminate party members, discredit and criminalize the Party, and drain the organization of resources and manpower.[8][9][10][11]
Founded 1966
Dissolved 1982
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Newton's last words, as he stood facing his killer, were, "You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!" He was then shot twice in the face by Robinson.[33]
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spending their time on actual problems, instead of trite crap
No True Scotsman. Score: 0/10.
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Looks like you're the troll, my dear trollitrollip.
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My face when you can't recognize reductio ad absurdum.
Idiot.
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Prison time for what, precisely?
Stalking.
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Stalking involves both following and threatening.
What's going on here is invasion of privacy, and illegal search and seizure. If the images were actually stolen (copied and the original destroyed) as opposed to just copied, there's also petty theft and/or willful destruction of private property. There's also criminal conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Re:Prison time (Score:5, Interesting)
I believe the same thing as with what the people who stole those celebrity pictures. I believe that would be unauthorized use of a computer as defined by the computer fraud and abuse act. That's a federal level felony you know.
Misbehaving (Score:3, Insightful)
Really? (Score:5, Insightful)
This is so twisted. It bothers me greatly that they could be so despicable and twisted. What the hell is wrong with these cops? Pervs in uniform and I wonder if they'll still be out there on duty next year? I hate the thought these sickos will still be pulling women over after they get a slap on the wrist for this. Fire them.
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Pervs in uniform and I wonder if they'll still be out there on duty next year?
I don't think they can be blamed for liking nude women. Alternative would be gay or female cops (which would steal photos of nude men). Totally asexual cops will be hard to find, unless they are hiring children as cops.
However, they can be blamed for lacking proper self-control to resist the urge when not appropriate.
Re:Really? (Score:5, Funny)
Alternative would be gay or female cops (which would steal photos of nude men). Totally asexual cops will be hard to find, unless they are hiring children as cops.
...Or how about ROBOCOPS ?
Then we could bust them for ogling pictures of electric can openers and for "vibrating while on duty."
Re:Really? (Score:5, Insightful)
Fuck that. This is beyond libido. I like women fine and like to see attractive ones but leering at nude photos stolen from their phone is not normal behavior. To imply that it is makes this perversion seem mainstream. It's just short of sexual assault. Would you steal someone's nude photos? Would you even go into their phone to look at their photos? If so you're not the kind of person I'd ever want to know. The reason this sickness is so prevalent in society is that we tolerate it and fail to condemn it strongly enough. It's sick and they should be fired.
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You don't see the difference between liking nude women and stealing nude photos from their phone? It never occurred to me that anyone would fail to see why I was upset. They're no better than a high tech Peeping Tom except in addition they've abused their authority to enable their activity.
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This is so twisted. It bothers me greatly that they could be so despicable and twisted. What the hell is wrong with these cops? Pervs in uniform and I wonder if they'll still be out there on duty next year? I hate the thought these sickos will still be pulling women over after they get a slap on the wrist for this. Fire them.
Unbelievable, And to think those 4chan nude celebrity posts did the same thing. Let's violate everyone's rights because it's okay to spy now in any form (although doing it anonymously seems much more rewarding and easier to escape punishment from).
Seriously, who's considering causing pain and suffering on the US Govt for spying on it's children? The entire concept of privacy is completely obliterated in this country, and we started it to protect pictures of 1970's nude children from being distributed thr
Re:Really? (Score:5, Insightful)
What the hell is wrong with these cops?
Some people become cops because of the power trip it gives. This is perfectly in-line with that personality type. The real tragedy is that it's likely very little (if anything) will be done to the officers perpetrating the acts, which will only feed into the power trip.
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Barney Fife, played by Don Knotts. There are more than a couple of cops that would do well to be made to carry a single bullet in their shirt pocket, per Andy's policy regarding Barney and firearms.
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I'll settle for just firing them.
Child porn? (Score:5, Interesting)
If I understand it correctly you might get a drivers license (with limitations) as young as 15 ½, I imagine young drivers are more often stopped than others, did the stolen pictures include depictions of anyone as young?
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Well, if some of those drivers with nudie pics were underage girls (below 18years of age), then they could be in as much trouble as the cops.
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Most prosecutors have the common sense not to press chid-porn possession charges against minors who photograph themselves. They know a change in the law here is long overdue, and is difficult for legislators because no politician wants to be seen as softening punishments for child pornographers.
We'll see if any prosecutors have the sack to go after cops who spread these photos.
No need for ACLU (Score:2)
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She already has a lawyer, and I'm sure he's going to get a very substantial settlement.
So what? That settlement will come from tax dollars. What needs to happen is that these cops need to be taken to Guantanamo and treated as the terrorists that they are. And rather than a settlement, that woman should be able to work at Guantanamo for a few weeks as the sole guard to this piece of shit.
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these cops need to be taken to Guantanamo and treated as the terrorists that they are
For fucks sake, how hard is it to use the word terrorist for the individuals committing actual acts of terror rather than diluting it? [schneier.com]
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However cops have more authority than an average citizen. If they choose to take advantage of that authority, then the result is that the citizens will fear the police, and eventually riots will be common place in the whole country, and order will not
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Why should only politicians be allowed to redefine the word as they choose?
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terror is a subjective term open to interpretation. It's just as apt a use of the term as any other.
Why you stupid bicycle! Don't you realize that Worcestershire sauce bowling ball stud muffin?
Sheesh. Potato chips these days.
Be that as it may... (Score:2, Insightful)
...the ACLU can only represent as many people as it can afford to represent. If you want them to champion more causes, you need to donate them more money.
I have met people that hate the ACLU for their legal battles against public schools basically requiring students to participate in religious ceremonies, and hence give them no money, and then turn around and demand that the ACLU stand up for whatever just cause they care about at the moment.
You can't eat your cake and have it too.
Copyright laws? (Score:2)
Can the victim(s) use the various copyright laws against these pigs? And yes, I call 'em pigs - there is a big difference between an officer of the law and a pig or a cop....
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When you break the law, you're a punk. When you break the law with a badge, you're a punk with a badge. I don't strike officers. Punks? Different story. -Defendor
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Probably Cause (Score:2)
Well we should have someone get a warrant because they have probable cause that crimes are being committed then.
Oh wait, who will police the police? Internal affairs, not really.
Criminal Prosecution (Score:2)
If there's no criminal prosecution then that's a serious miscarriage of justice. If they aren't fired after an internal affairs investigation then something is seriously wrong.
Not "stealing" it was a "Civil Forfeiture" (Score:4, Insightful)
John Oliver explains in this video that hilarious and informative:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture (HBO)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEpZWGgJks
ACLU only interested in pushing their agenda (Score:2)
My sister had a drunk altercation with her GF in Missoula MT (her own mistake, which she admits to and is working through alcoholic counseling for). The problem was the legal side spiraled out of control into a soap opera tale of good-ole-boy corruption you would only expect to see in prime time. It included collusion with the Judge, the city, and a police officer who effectively was stalking and harassing her. They slapped a restraining order on her, limiting her from visiting the house she owned, becau
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let's get this straight (heh) now, your sister gets in fight while drunk, and the city is doing legal things against her, and you expect the ACLU to do something for her because.......why?
A decade or so should do (Score:2)
Weren't some of those celebrities who had their private cloud accounts hacked with saucy photos claiming that it was a form of rape, others have been convicted and sentenced to a decade in prison for similar acts. Sounds like that, or more, is the least that should be expected for these officers. Sadly I would bet that they'll claim firing them is more than enough "punishment". Wasn't that BART police officer who shot an unarmed, handcuffed, restrained individual in the back out on the streets in less th
Typical Submitter Laziness! (Score:3)
Again, we are subjected to incredible levels of laziness from a Slashdot Article Submitter.
Too blimmin lazy to even Google search in this day and age!!
Here, Ill do this complex and difficult task for you, since you have to ask Slashdot for help:
Q: "Where is the ACLU when you need them the most?"
A: ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York NY 10004
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Could some kind folk expound a bit on the likely details of how these things transpire? I think folk are getting far too wrapped up in the sordid details here. I don't care if all that was stolen was a simple 2-byte text file. I'd like a better idea of WHEN this happens.
Apparently, if this is/was a "game", then there must be some common reason officers have access to phones. What IS this?!? It certainly isn't your routine traffic stop. What are the likely situations which would make phones available t
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Nice No True Scotsman you got going there.
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A "no true Scotsman" argument is when one redefines terms in a contrived way. When you specifically choose your definitions to support your argument, rather than choosing generally agreed upon definitions, you are making a "no true Scotsman" argument.
This, and the other post you responded to, are not "no true Scotsman" sophistries. They are not redefining privacy, they are saying that it is a trivial invasion of privacy. An example of a "no true Scotsman" sophistry here would be: "this isn't an invasion
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Even that isn't a "No True Scotsman" fallacy, because there was no initial flawed assertion, nor a counterexample that disproves that assertion.
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No, I mostly only see the ACLU rabble rousing for their own racist and misandrist agendas
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Like the time the ACLU fought for the KKK's right to protest on the courthouse steps? Or rather, are you making a snap judgement based on a preconceived notion you got not from your own research into the organization, but from some media outlet?
My guess, the latter.
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Wrong, guess again. I've been watching them for five decades
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[reason for obeying slashdot AC needed]
Re:Suspended? (Score:5, Funny)
Corrupted cops: So what if we stole some nude pictures... ...out of a cannon, into the sun.
ACLU: You'll be fired...
Corrupted cops: Fine.
ACLU:
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But how do you keep them from clogging the barrel from all those donuts, let alone them expanding into the lower pressure?
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She was definitely deprived of her privacy.
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Lol, I see what you did there
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Slashdot earns money through advertising. More page views = more ads shown = more ad clicks = more money earned.
In order to drive the page views, Slashdot "editors" troll their readership in order to stimulate discussion through upsetting people, driving them to respond to stories they otherwise would pass up. They do this in several ways, including, but not limited to:
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if you're going to store it on someone else's system (iCloud, etc) then this is what happens.
Maybe, but this has been argued to death, no need for a repeat.
First, if you're going to have that crap on your phone
First, if you're going to have that crap on your tablet
First, if you're going to have that crap on your laptop
First, if you're going to have that crap on your home PC
First, if you're going to have that crap in your car
First, if you're going to have that crap in your home
Is that really what you're implying?!? Without more context, it's hard to tell if you're uninformed or just trollin.
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Pictures of cops jerking off while watching screen? should be easy to find
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Yeah, but it's the IT industry who's misogynistic (rolls eyes). Where're those SJW's when you actually need them? Out defending those professional trolls who smear an entire group of people based on outdated and outmoded stereotypes, like Anita S. and Zoe Q.
Good question, actually - in this instance there's actual harm, unlike all the other SJW posts we've been seeing on slashdot
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(rolls eyes)
Look, just because the IT industry is a misogynistic boys club doesn't mean that other groups aren't worse. The police probably aren't as bad as the army, either, that doesn't exonerate them.
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Oh they know. This is why they don't want encryption on smartphones.
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I want my my police force - the one I fscking pay for - to have restraint, respect, and integrity for the citizen-bosses they've been privileged and entrusted to protect.
Then use some better metrics in selecting, training and above all, paying for them. When you pay a police officer just a bit more than a fast food flipper, you're not exactly going to attract the best of the best of the best.