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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by alphanerd4@lemmy.world to c/usauthoritarianism@lemmy.world

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=T I don't mean to be depressing, but courts don't limit police power.

Police are an extension of the courts' power.

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[–] alphanerd4@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

i once saw a squad of correctional officers break a mans jaw open because he refused a DNA test. in case anyone was wondering why I treat court rulings like this as purely retroactive legalization of behavior that is already commonplace.