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Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

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Post by adfm » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 6:18 PM UTC

sacnoradhq wrote: post #47

rfwhyte wrote: post #15

If there's one thing police can't stand it's being held accountable for their own actions. If the cops break into your house based on completely fabricated charges, destroy a bunch of your property and traumatize your family, at least from where I'm sitting, it kind of feels like it should be your right to record and disseminate footage of the illegal home invasion however you like.

End qualified immunity, civil asset forfeiture, and the all-too-frequent killings.

This is the third HN thread on this I’ve come across today. Someone else mentioned that a good deterrent for this form of abuse of power is to take away their pensions if they take part in this kind of fuckery.

Defund fascism. Demilitarize the police. Mutual respect will bring you peace.

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#52

Post by egberts1 » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 6:39 PM UTC

I wonder if a sign posted clearly on the door that says:

    Surveillance underway.
    Entering this premise
    means you consent
    to public domain
    of its audio/video. 
    No ifs, thens, or buts.

will work.

IANAL.

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#53

Post by ou8_1_2 » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 6:40 PM UTC

threatofrain wrote: post #38

omgwtf1000 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The raid cost this guy real money, breaking in his door and damaging who knows what. I hope he makes a ton of money from this ordeal.

The sheriffs also came up short on the money they seized.

This is the part that blew my mind... As I heard things, they left an evidence collection receipt that said, for instance "We confiscated $4800 from your house".

But then when they returned his belonging, there was only $4400 (or whatever amount), and they're claim is "oh we miscounted. The receipt is wrong."

That's not how receipts work Cletus.

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#54

Post by mrlonglong » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 7:34 PM UTC

Qualified immunity is wrong and should be removed.

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#55

Post by ChickenNugger » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 11:09 PM UTC

Fatnino wrote: post #43

ChickenNugger wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is exactly as wildly biased as all the other big tech sites. It pretends to be unbiased but it's not. You'll be flagged/banned for pointing this out.

What is the alleged bias? Anti-cop? Anti-home invaders?

https://i.imgur.com/Si183zE.jpg

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#56

Post by Fatnino » Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 11:19 PM UTC

ChickenNugger wrote: post #55

Fatnino wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is the alleged bias? Anti-cop? Anti-home invaders?

https://i.imgur.com/Si183zE.jpg

Sure. Big tech is in California. California leans hard left. Ergo employees at big tech lean hard left.

That bias still has nothing to do with this thread. Did you just bring it up on a whim?

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

#57

Post by olliej » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 3:39 AM UTC

omgwtf1000 wrote: post #18

olliej wrote: post #4

So police make up “justification” for a warrant, the violent armed invasion of his home turns up nothing because they made it up the reason for the warrant. Now they’re saying his making a video with their faces in it is making their jobs harder. Like dude you made your jobs harder when you commit perjury to get a warrant. You make your jobs harder when you smash down the victims door and swarm his home with guns. If…

The raid cost this guy real money, breaking in his door and damaging who knows what. I hope he makes a ton of money from this ordeal.

Better yet, US courts have found that the government or agencies involved in searches are explicitly not liable for any damage as long as the warrant is "valid". "cool".

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

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Post by ChickenNugger » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 6:58 AM UTC

Fatnino wrote: post #56

ChickenNugger wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://i.imgur.com/Si183zE.jpg

Sure. Big tech is in California. California leans hard left. Ergo employees at big tech lean hard left. That bias still has nothing to do with this thread. Did you just bring it up on a whim?

The smug sanctimony in this comment reeks of "reality has a liberal bias".

To everyone (the majority) outside of your filter bubble, what you're pretending isn't there is obvious.

You're fooling no one.

Re: US Police raids home; sues homeowner over CCTV footage of raid

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Post by ChickenNugger » Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 4:31 PM UTC

ok_dad wrote: post #28

ChickenNugger wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm talking about the headline being misleading, not whether he's in the right or not.

Good thing there’s a whole article there to read and other articles as well, so you can get all of the details from a source more plentiful than a headline.

Thanks for conceding I was correct.