We read:
"A King County judge has temporarily blocked a police search for the person who posted anonymous videos embarrassing officers, in which robo-like cartoon characters banter about sexual relationships and internal affairs.
King County Superior Court Judge James Cayce ordered the stay Tuesday on two search warrants he previously signed for the Renton Police Department. Officers have been searching for the identity of the cartoonist for months.
The stay came after Seattle attorney Harish Bharti filed a motion to quash the warrants, in a move he described as a fight to preserve the First Amendment. "The cartoonist and everybody else have a constitutionally protected right to be anonymous and exercise their free speech and expression," Bharti said. "This abuse of police power is beyond belief."
In April, Renton Police Chief Kevin Milosevich learned of eight videos on YouTube featuring computer-voiced cartoon characters rambling about office politics and internal cop investigations, according to an affidavit for one of the warrants. There's also some chatter about an officer dating a suspect.
The videos mentioned no city, department or full names. But police built a cyberstalking case against the videomaker and said the cartoons refer to actual internal investigations and target three female Renton police employees.
"This is a victory for our free-speech rights," Bharti said after the order was issed Tuesday.
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Sounds like the cops are desperate to quash hints of their own corruption. Video at link.
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Apparently they think it's an inside job. Wow! That means there is at least one cop in the world that I have some respect for.
-L
"Sounds like the cops are desperate to quash hints of their own corruption. Video at link..."
Corruption? More like stupidity. In cases like this, their problem is most likely coming from within. That's where their search needs to be done. Aside from that, the First Amendment is clearly telling them they don't have a chance at making a case here.
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