LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop

Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by technothrasher on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:03PM (#28463620)

And the SCOTUS has already ruled that a cop cannot make you wait for a drug dog without probable cause (Rodriguez v. United States 2015). So in your scenario you've got a cop who is willing to break the law, and in that case all bets are off.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by macintux on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @09:01PM (#28464997)

I’m skeptical that there is a majority of police who aren’t willing to break the law.

Given how rarely police blow the whistle on other police, I’d say there’s evidence that the majority are actively unlawful.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by xvf22 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @09:49PM (#28465300)

In their mind they are the law.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by kook_throwaway on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:43PM (#28464868)

SCOTUS has made many rulings that cops both know and regularly ignore. There's hundreds of videos online of police threatening a camera person with arrest if they don't provide ID and then blinding or obstructing the camera. All three of those have been explicitly ruled on and leave no question, yet they continue to do it en masse.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by arglebarglegar on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @06:33PM (#28463878)

“I smell marijuana” is probable cause… it’s been weakened recently, but probable cause doesn’t have to be proven. “Bloodshot eyes” is another one that works for DUI cause.

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