Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categorically Unconstitutional

Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by idle_zealot on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:18PM (#41228849)

There are more important things than punishing petty theft.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by fortran77 on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:21PM (#41228887)

Residential burglary is not petty theft. If the house isn't empty, a person could be seriously injured or killed.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by SoftTalker on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:31PM (#41228978)

And the residential burglars probably started with petty theft and got away with it, and became emboldened. Also see the broken window theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by idle_zealot on Monday August 12, 2024 @10:42PM (#41231683)

Note that BWT is not at all some accepted truth, and is merely a theory used to justify some (pretty bad) policy decisions. This is mentioned in the linked wiki page.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by ryaneager on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:23PM (#41228899)

Well, that sounds like you’re not not scared of burglary, but rather assault and/or murder

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by kstrauser on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:27PM (#41228937)

I confess that finding any stranger in my house for any motive would frighten the hell out of me. I suspect that’s true of nearly the whole population.

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Re:Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are Categor... by vuln on Monday August 12, 2024 @04:45PM (#41229128)

They’re just seeking refuge.

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