Appeals court says police can withhold license plate scans
Source: Associated Press
Appeals court says police can withhold license plate scans
| May 6, 2015 | Updated: May 6, 2015 2:48pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) A California appeals court says police don't have to turn over records of license plates that are electronically scanned.
The unanimous ruling Wednesday by the 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected a request by advocacy groups for records from the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The appellate court agreed with a Los Angeles judge who said the records were exempt from disclosure because they relate to law enforcement investigations.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation sought the records under the California Public Records Act to assess the scope of government surveillance.
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Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)But all the records are part of law enforcement investigations? Bullshit.
Sgt Preston
(133 posts)Eventually they will have enough data that they can go back and track anyone's travels at any time.
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)Once they have total control there will be nothing you can do. We will all be slaves.