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Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil... by fredophile on Monday December 07, 2020 @11:28PM (#25341797)
It may not be uncommon in the US but shouldn't it be? Do you know what your rights are when the cops show up at your door with a search warrant? If that happened to me I'd probably be finding and calling a lawyer with that 20 minutes, not setting up an ambush for the cops in a house with children inside.
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Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil... by giantg2 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @11:07AM (#25347074)
But they couldn't possibly know if she's doing one or the other.

The rights/procedures for the search warrant vary by state. I have a general understanding of them for my state.

Every citizen should learn their rights. I think it's terrible, and a sign of a poor state of education and civic duty that so few people know their rights. This lack of knowledge allows violations to happen without any punishment.

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