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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by darksaints on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:35PM (#28464790)
Probable cause is the bar for arrest. If they have probable cause, you're getting arrested.
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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by zepto on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:37PM (#28464808)
Yes, but without evidence you aren’t going to jail, and if you do you can sue for wrongful arrest.
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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by dragonwriter on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:47PM (#28464906)
> Yes, but without evidence you aren’t going to jail, and if you do you can sue for wrongful arrest.

You can sue anyone, anytime, for anything, but even if charges aren't filed or a court dismisses them at the preliminary hearing stage for lack of sufficient evidence, wrongful arrest suits against police are very difficult.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by refurb on Thursday September 09, 2021 @01:26AM (#28466564)
Do you mean "suspected of committing a crime"? "Probable cause" relates to searching or entering private property.
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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by dragonwriter on Thursday September 09, 2021 @11:53AM (#28471041)
> Do you mean "suspected of committing a crime"?

No, mere suspicion is not sufficient for arrest.

> "Probable cause" relates to searching or entering private property.

It also relates to arrest. The Fourth Amendment provision applying the standard explicitly applies to searches and seizures of persons, houses, and effects. Arrest is seizure of one’s person.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by zepto on Thursday September 09, 2021 @12:27PM (#28471462)
Yes, but probably cause isn’t some binary.

A drug dog’s indications provide probable cause for searching your car, but are not enough to arrest you.

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Re:LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every ... by darksaints on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:32AM (#28468929)
No.
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