Category: Fourth Amendment

We’re the Only Ones Unreasonable Enough

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“The police must have reasonable suspicion that the person is possessing the gun illegally or otherwise engaged in criminal activity,” wrote Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff. “Because the officers here stopped appellant based solely on his possession of a gun, without reasonable suspicion that he was possessing the gun illegally or otherwise involved in criminal activity, they did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. The stop, therefore, violated appellant’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures.” [More]

Baltimore police are d_s when it comes to guns? Who knew?

Curses! Foiled Again!

Although the Maryland appellate courts have, for decades, upheld police stops based on reasonable suspicion that a person is in possession of a gun, after Bruen, carrying a handgun publicly for self-defense is presumptively lawful, and therefore, mere possession of a concealed firearm, by itself, is not indicative of criminal activity. The mere possibility that a person with a gun might not have a valid license or otherwise may be restricted from possessing a gun is not enough to establish reasonable suspicion for a seizure. The police must have reasonable suspicion that the person is possessing the gun illegally or otherwise engaged in criminal activity. [More]

“Only Ones” constrained by rights? Oh, go on…

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones On Track Enough

The Texas Rangers have launched a criminal investigation after two Houston police officers were accused of secretly placing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s vehicle without a warrant… According to records, both officers initially denied involvement. [More]

And it further means they’d have had to lie about how they obtained any evidence resulting from the placement in order for it to be admissible.

Thank goodness the problem isn’t more widespread…. right?

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Fogged Up Enough

“Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time,” reports the Associated Press. “All without a warrant.” The software from Fog Data Science, adopted this January in Nevada through a Department of Public Safety contract, pulls information from smartphone apps in order to let state investigators identify the location of mobile devices. [More]

No warrant needed and the only thing limiting usage is an agreement…?

Think how much the state could save on traffic stops if it let AI send out speeding tickets! Besides, if you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t need the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

Autofascism: Another reason not to go to Vegas…

[Via JG]

We’re the Only Ones Tyrannizing Enough

Cops Arrest Man on His Own Property After Karen Neighbor Hears Gunshots [Watch]

I hope he gets a lawyer and that lying sow and her co-conspirators get what’s coming to them. I also suggest he file a complaint with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Civil Rights Enforcement Division and demand an investigation into falsifying a police report.

That said, he should have just said “I’ll speak to you through my attorney” and shut up.

And point of order: I don’t like using “Karen” any more than I do “Boomer” for reasons stated at each link.

The Sheriff’s Office is getting its @$$ handed to it over on Facebook.

[Via Andy M]

We’re the Only Ones Trampling Enough

How They’ll Trample Your 4th Amendment Rights to Get to Your Second Amendment Rights [Watch]

The relevant case… Ah, Joshua Prince. Good man.

I see Col. Paris is taking his pension so he can go double-dip at the FBI. I wonder if Kash will keep him in line.

Replacement Commish Bivens reminds me of someone… but who?

So… defending the “single issue” includes defending against ancillary threats that affect it? Who knew?

Do these guys?

[Via Jess]

That You Need a Bill Tells You All You Need to Know

To enforce the rights protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments against the States. [More]

Prognosis
3% chance of being enacted

Rep. Thomas Massie addressed that and more when he introduced a House version (HR9534, the National Constitutional Carry Act) in 2024. Going back to that article reminded me that NRA downgraded him for voting against industry-approved gun control.

Of Course You Realize This Means War

Proposed Minnesota legislation HF 3433 (often associated with HF 3434) includes provisions that would allow law enforcement to conduct warrantless, at-will inspections of private homes to ensure compliance with storage regulations for registered “semiautomatic military-style assault weapons” (SAMSAWs)… To retain previously owned semiautomatic rifles, owners must agree to allow law enforcement to inspect their home storage at any time without a warrant. [More]

“Registered”…?

Not for tyrants and traitors I won’t.

If you can ignore the Second Amendment, you don’t have to worry about the Fourth. Or the First. Or…

Big Brother is Watching You

California’s New Bill Requires DOJ-Approved 3D Printers That Report on Themselves [More]

That report on you…

I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen legislation that abrogates so many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights in one edict.

But…but…but it’s for the greater good…

[Via TactiCool Memes]

Burying the Lede

Investigators were likely seeking to bring facial recognition analysis to bear on the video to produce a composite image of a suspect that they can run against a national database that includes all U.S. drivers with RealID licenses, according to a former FBI agent. [More]

Assuming you want to fly anywhere or need to access any federal facilities, that’s a requirement. Kinda like a mark…

Add the Eye of Sauron and you people had best behave yourselves.

Just like the Founders intended, right there clear as day over in article/section… uh… gimme a minute…

[Via JG]

One Ring to Rule Them All, One Ring to Find Them

Many people were not just surprised but quite shocked and alarmed to learn that what they thought was merely their own personal security system now has the ability to link with countless other Ring cameras to form a neighborhood-wide (or city-wide, or state-wide) surveillance dragnet. [More]

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Privacy. Good One.

Google’s fine print may cost your Fourth Amendment rights — Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows authorities to access your search history without a warrant [More]

Honest… I was looking for IDAK from Lost in Space…

And a place to get my nails done…

Good thing I’m sure they’d never abuse this…

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Ringing Enough

Law enforcement agencies will soon have easier access to footage captured by Amazon’s Ring smart cameras. In a partnership announced this week, Amazon will allow approximately 5,000 local law enforcement agencies to request access to Ring camera footage via surveillance platforms from Flock Safety. Ring’s cooperation with law enforcement and the reported use of Flock technologies by federal agencies, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has resurfaced privacy concerns that have followed the devices for years. [More]

Hey, if you have nothing to hide and haven’t done anything wrong, what’s the problem?

[Via Michael G]

Meanwhile, Over at the Department of Pre-Crime…

“It scrapes the internet 24/7 using an Israeli grade ontology to pull specific threat language and then routes it to local law enforcement. It’s a 24/7 detective that never sleeps and it’s going to get us in front of these attacks.” [More]

And we already know who the algorithm considers to be the greatest threat.

So, where do they keep the precogs in the photon milk bath?

We all know the lesson of the Palantir, right?

And who’s beholden to Peter Thiel…?

[Via WiscoDave]

We’re the Only Ones Searching Enough

Prosecutors said Odom used law enforcement databases to find information about seven people, including his wife, romantic partners, relatives of his romantic partners, a hotel employee and a woman who worked in his office building, without any legitimate law enforcement reason. [More]

Where’s DOJ with Fourth Amendment violation charges?

[Via Steve T]