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from the doesn't-the-oath-require-the-whole-truth? dept.
In a Baltimore trial courtroom on Monday, a local judge threatened to hold a police detective in contempt of court for refusing to disclose how police located a 16-year-old robbery suspect’s phone.
But rather than disclose the possible use of a Stingray*, also known as a cell site simulator, Detective John L. Haley cited a non-disclosure agreement, likely with a federal law enforcement agency (such as the FBI) and/or the Harris Corporation, since the company is one of the dominant manufacturers of such devices. Stingrays can be used to determine a phone’s location, and they can also intercept calls and text messages.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams retorted, "You don't have a non-disclosure agreement with the court," according to the Baltimore Sun.
* [Submitter's Note: Surely there's a joke about fishing expeditions to be had there.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 20 2014, @10:50AM
http://www.copblock.org/85284/wrongfully-arrested-motorcyclist-sues-dallas-county-sheriffs-deputy-for-1-million/ [copblock.org]
Eventually Westbrook came up with one, accusing Moore of having a partially obscured license plate. “That was indeed a strange charge for [Westbrook] to make,” says the suit, “considering that before he stopped [Moore], he had radioed his police dispatcher telling the dispatcher the license plate number of [Moore's] vehicle
They lie way too often for me to trust them. But the solution can't be to not trust them. Just have to figure out a way to make cops more trustworthy.
(Score: 1) by CirclesInSand on Thursday November 20 2014, @04:42PM
Not trusting them isn't a solution, it's an observation.