(the 4th circuit denied qualified immunity in that sexting case, but it's goddamn ridiculous that QI is so broad that it could even potentially cover that behavior. also, the cop committed suicide before the civil case was filed.)

the distance between "have you seen this person nude" and "here's a warrant to see your child naked" is ... not much.

there was a case in Virginia maybe five years ago about a cop who, in an attempt to catch an underage sexter, [skipping details] made that kid create child porn to see if he was the person in the pictures. didn't think i'd see those facts again but this Florida stuff is close!

GBgbbranstetter.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 1:12pm

In order to determine whether a 15-year-old volleyball player was transgender, Florida police sought out her medical records to determine any changes in her body weight and asked her teammates if they had ever seen her nude. One detective referred to the girl as "it"

literally tho

as you’d expect, this will be a qualified immunity nightmare

EFcriminalerin.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 4:11pm

Excellent local reporting on one of the myriad most fucked up things of our modern world www.pressherald.com/2024/09/29/s...

Southern Maine police are testing new AI software to write their police reports

Both the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and Portland Police Department have tried out the tech, which is raising questions about whether it's cutting-edge or cutting corners.

weather machine go brrrrr

he was getting good at something, I guess

gladwell never talks about the 10000 hours he put in on the lolita express