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freedom fighter jh

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21. I know.
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 11:43 AM
Sep 2014

The system does a good job protecting those who do the illegal searches by saying the evidence is inadmissible and that's the end of it.

Think about it: Don't police keep records of searches and who does them? Or consider a the OP's situation: The military is conducting an illegal search. That is clear. There is no mention of any punishment. That is what has to change.

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As much as I hate to see a good christx30 Sep 2014 #1
+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #2
It sucks, and the dude is scum, but justice was had. joshcryer Sep 2014 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author bl968 Sep 2014 #3
Whoa....they searched computers across the ENTIRE state? SoapBox Sep 2014 #5
Just checking. candelista Sep 2014 #17
No they used torrent tracking. Ash_F Sep 2014 #37
That makes a million times more sense. Thanks! leeroysphitz Sep 2014 #42
Navy Guilty of Illegally Broad Online Searches - "routine practice" - not an isolated incident bananas Sep 2014 #6
:( unhappycamper Sep 2014 #11
It's much more palatable to America when BB looks like this SwankyXomb Sep 2014 #14
I wonder how many cases relied on such illegally gathered evidence. nt cstanleytech Sep 2014 #29
Do they Just Search! imthevicar Sep 2014 #7
If they can gain access to computers across and entire state... Veilex Sep 2014 #16
OK Am I the only one concerned about this magic program that can search the hardrives leeroysphitz Sep 2014 #8
See post 37 Ash_F Sep 2014 #38
The exclusionary rule works to protect the people who run the system, . . . freedom fighter jh Sep 2014 #9
Um, no. eggplant Sep 2014 #20
I know. freedom fighter jh Sep 2014 #21
No, the punishment is already built in. eggplant Sep 2014 #25
Doesnt this also open up the states that used such evidence in cases to civil lawsuits? cstanleytech Sep 2014 #30
I'm not sure what you are asking. eggplant Sep 2014 #33
Well I'm just wondering if say it can be proven that the states used this evidence to get cstanleytech Sep 2014 #34
RE: All credible evidence should be admissible in court.... PosterChild Sep 2014 #22
I have not. Can you explain? nt freedom fighter jh Sep 2014 #24
Certainly, I would be glad to... PosterChild Sep 2014 #26
Thank you. freedom fighter jh Sep 2014 #27
My understanding is... PosterChild Sep 2014 #28
I thought it was a crime for anybody... Helen Borg Sep 2014 #10
Yes, it is. The problem is, the circumstances under which the crime was uncovered. Hoppy Sep 2014 #12
Can't use illegally obtained evidence in court. Crime and conviction two different things. McCamy Taylor Sep 2014 #19
The best part of this is the reference to Posse Comitatius. Hoppy Sep 2014 #13
with cloud drives and the like, you might simply assume that everything on your DeadEyeDyck Sep 2014 #15
Sounds like someone in the Navy likes child porn. McCamy Taylor Sep 2014 #18
I am skeptical that this program can search hardrives across the ENTIRE state Ash_F Sep 2014 #23
Might not be a program thats the main source but rather it could the ISPs. cstanleytech Sep 2014 #31
Blue_Tires just posted a brief explaining what happened. The article is poorly written. Ash_F Sep 2014 #39
They explained the "how" in the court document: Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #32
That is a pretty long brief. Can you pinpoint the line? /nt Ash_F Sep 2014 #35
Oh.... ok they are torrent tracking Ash_F Sep 2014 #36
Sorry, I do not think that there is any privacy online Tumbulu Sep 2014 #40
There is especially no privacy when you use torrent files. randome Sep 2014 #41
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