The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.
Just another example of the Trump admin trying to intimidate protestors using whatever the fuck they can to bring up whatever charges they can.
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There are 4th amendment free zones in the US surrounding certain areas… Meaning the government can just violate your 4th amendment because it decided you have no rights due to living within a no rights zone.
Freedom!
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And points of entry, airports
So, pretty much everyplace
Technically he didn’t enter the PIN. When repeatedly asked for it with no way to speak to a lawyer first, he gave them his PIN. Did they ask for his phone PIN, yep, did he give them his phone PIN, yes. Had they asked for a specific PIN for the device, they might have been able to get one specific to a profile on the device but they didn’t.
Did they ask him if this PIN was for a specific profile? Doubtful so it’s kind of on them.