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Mich. State Campus Cops Seize HDs With Riot Photos

Posted by timothy on from the after-all-why-not dept.

Spintronic writes "This is old news here but others might be interested. There was a small riot here a few weeks ago due to the early exit of a certain basketball team. Because of riots years ago of a much larger magnitude and the black eye this is giving the university, the cops (local and campus I believe) are out looking to make examples. In their zeal they tried to get all the unaired footage and photos from the local media, who refused to comply. Not to let it go, they went on to seize hard drives from students who took digital photos that night. Here's info from the student nespaper, and here's an editorial."

4 of 48 comments (clear)

  1. whew! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good thing I live in a country that specifically outlaws this sort of thing!

    Here in the USA, a citizen--

    what?

    IT DID?

    FUCK!!!

  2. strange... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mich. State Campus Cops Seize HDs With Riot Photos

    Didn't they just use their hands? Possibly gloved?

  3. Re:Illegal Search and Seizure by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    NOw if they had a court order for seizure of evidence that would be legitimate ... unless the students who took the pictures were shown rioting also then it would be illegal under self incrimination.

    Considering a picture you have taken of yourself in the act of committing a criminal act as inadmissible since it would be 'self incrimination' seems like it might be of interest to those representing R. Kelly.

    Too bad the kids who were taking a video of themselves driving around shooting people with a paintball gun didn't have such astute legal representation.

  4. Re:Misleading... by ConsumedByTV · · Score: 3, Funny

    You must live in another country than we do. In america we have the right to life, liberty and the persuit of freedom.

    We have the right to freedom of persecuition.

    When a police officer want's my computer they can't just take it good sir. No we have laws. They cannot take something and make me fight for it. That's against what I as an american feel is right.

    That sir is fascism. We don't support that in america.

    We are free, soon we will free your country too.

    Freedom will come to everyone that waits for but a moment.

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