What about when you get arrested, should police be able to
go through your cell phone’s texts, calls and pictures without a warrant?
This is being debated in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
“It's an important case, given that more than 90 percent of American adults now own a cell phone and 58 percent have a smart phone.” this was stated in an article on the subject.
This article can
be found at the following link:
The constitution prevents police for searching through
personal items without a warrant for search; however an exception could be made
in the near future for the use of cell phones.
You know what they say; a person’s smart phone holds all of
their secrets. That’s why we all protect them like gold, right?
The Supreme Court will be faced with two cases on Tuesday. The
article reads as follows, “The
Supreme Court will now hear two cases on the privacy issue, both involving
criminal defendants who sought to have evidence taken from their phones thrown
out on the grounds that the police did not first get a warrant. Lower courts
came to opposite conclusions in their cases.”
I think this is
an interesting topic up for debate. It will be interesting to see what they
rule.
I think my
argument to this particular issue is qualifying.
I don’t think it
is right for the police to look through your belongings without a search
warrant. I think it is wrong and a violation of our privacy, as privacy is one
of our freedoms as an American citizen. However, I can also see the other side
of this.
The way I see the other side in this, is that, let’s say,
you had something happen to a family member, a friend, or a loved one and the
police had a suspect. What if the information needed to find this family member
or to find out what happened was somehow on this suspect’s cell phone. I would
want to know as soon as possible what this person knew. I wouldn’t want to wait
around for a warrant.
I see both sides, how do you see it?
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