Re:Motel 6 to Pay $12M after Improperly Giving Guest Lists t...
by js2 on Saturday April 06, 2019 @03:32PM
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Police try to get citizens to incriminate themselves all the time: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Posing as a drug buyer. And so forth. At the end of the day, it falls upon citizens to know their rights and the law. Ignorance of the law is not a valid defense.
I’m not saying whether I agree or disagree, just stating my understanding of how it works.
And yes, the imbalance of power is ridiculous.
Aside, if the Motel 6 employees had asked the ICE agents: “is it legal for me to give this to you without a warrant?” and the ICE agents had answered in the affirmative, then Motel 6 may have had an entrapment defense[1], but I’m not certain and IANAL.
I’m not saying whether I agree or disagree, just stating my understanding of how it works.
And yes, the imbalance of power is ridiculous.
Aside, if the Motel 6 employees had asked the ICE agents: “is it legal for me to give this to you without a warrant?” and the ICE agents had answered in the affirmative, then Motel 6 may have had an entrapment defense[1], but I’m not certain and IANAL.
1. http://www.uscivilliberties.org/themes/3750-entrapment-by-es...