Re:Cops used dead man’s finger in attempt to access his phone
by solarengineer on Saturday April 21, 2018 @09:15PM
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The phone would belong to those who inherit his estate. What if the corrupt cops use the information found in the phone to steal all or part of that man's estate? The US cops are already known to steal from the living.
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Re:Cops used dead man’s finger in attempt to access his phone
by lsh on Saturday April 21, 2018 @09:22PM
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There was no mention of corruption, just some ham-fisted investigation.
That is an interesting point about the phone belonging to the estate though. It wasn't mentioned in the article.
Re:Cops used dead man’s finger in attempt to access his phone
by Clubber on Saturday April 21, 2018 @09:28PM
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It's not corruption; well not individual corruption. It's legal seizure. Police can seize all kinda stuff, even if you didn't do anything illegal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...
The drug war has turned this country upside down.