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Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by cyphertruck on Friday October 22, 2021 @04:02PM (#28962006)
What you are describing is corruption. It’s actually a crime. But government will never hold government prosecutors or judges to account for corruption that favors government interests.
Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by kingcharles on Friday October 22, 2021 @06:29PM (#28963549)
Who do you report it to?

For instance, the police committed about a dozen felonies in my case. In Illinois, in all counties except Cook County, the misconduct has to be reported to the police station where the officer works. THEY WILL JUST LAUGH AT YOU. They are not going to charge their own police officer with misconduct because a "criminal" reported it.

And if you are in jail and try to report anything you can only do it by postal mail. In which case all your letters just go into the circular filing cabinet under their desk.

Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by voakbasda on Saturday October 23, 2021 @12:19PM (#28969882)
Your story underscores my belief that government is past the point of reporting in the hope of repair or reform. When the system is broken beyond rescue, at what point is it right to revolt?
Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by q1w2 on Saturday October 23, 2021 @05:48PM (#28972676)
This is the way the system works. You can call it corruption - but words don't matter. Most judges and most prosecutors function like this.
Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by wolverine876 on Friday October 22, 2021 @07:09PM (#28963864)
The public holds the District Attorney accountable, and in many places recently, they have voted out corrupt ones.
Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by 1123581321 on Saturday October 23, 2021 @09:36PM (#28974114)
Cook County, mate. Kim Foxx marketed herself as a reformer but nothing is changing for people trapped in its judiciary system. And despite a few recent changes the party still controls its candidates well enough that it only needs to present two manageable options in the primary.
Re:Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode then t... by wolverine876 on Sunday October 24, 2021 @05:40PM (#28982183)
I don't know about Kim Foxx, but others in the new wave of DAs have certainly made vast changes.