Local Cops Can Skirt State Limits on Surveillance By Joining Federal Task Forces

in news •  7 years ago  (edited)

This is one of the many consequences of the erosion of states' rights over the years. If the Federal government or any law enforcement agency wants to violate your 4th amendment rights then they can do so and there is nothing your state can or will do to stop it.

When state or local law enforcement officers join a federal joint task force, they are deputized as federal agents. As a result, they can operate under the exact same parameters as an FBI or DEA agent. That means they are no longer bound by state laws governing surveillance. In practice, this allows local cops to ignore state laws as they collect information on people in their communities.

Source: Local Cops Can Skirt State Limits on Surveillance By Joining Federal Task Forces - Foundation for Economic Education


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