I am NOT trying to blame the victim here.
But, have we sunk that far, that big numbers of females naturally have nude photos of themselves on a cell phone??? Really??? Is it that common that cops expect to find such photos??? Do that many girls have boyfriends who expect them to be “sexting” pictures to them????
What kind of women have photo’s of themselves naked, seriously there is always a chance their phone is stolen or lost or even hacked
I’m getting the impression that practically every woman under 30 these days has a whole album of nude selfies. Those of us over 30, I’m pretty sure it’s just cat pictures and babies, but the younger crowd is just blatant.
Oh, but you are blaming the victim here.
I once had a buddy who showed me a photo of his mom wearing nothing more than her birthday suit. We were in grade school at the time. He told me his mom and dad had gone into the bedroom and my friend heard the sound of pictures being taken with an instamatic. After his parents left the house, he dug around their bedroom and discovered the nudes.
Couples have been taking nude photos of each other for ages. Nothing wrong with that.
Whether or not they wish to sext each other photos is their business, though it may be imprudent to do so. It’s none of our business.
Have we sunk that far as to blame the women rather than to be outraged that those who have sworn to serve and protect violated their oath and committed crimes against the innocent?
It’s a bad idea to put nude photos on a phone, but these cops were sending even bikini shots. That’s not the issue. Police have zero moral or constitutional right to search a phone unless they #1 believe it contains evidence directly related to the crime and #2 they have a search warrant.
Some might say the women voluntarily gave their passwords. Regardless, police are acting on behalf of the state. They are authority figures with the full power of the state backing them. There is no such thing as voluntary consent in situations like this, especially when the women are drunk or otherwise incapacitated. The burden of complying with moral, constitutional protections must fall ENTIRELY on the government.
All parties here were stupid, but the cops most so. Their careers will probably end because of this. Sadly, the nearly limitless legal nudity on the Internet just wasn’t enough to satisfy ‘em.
While you are correct, the much bigger point is what the "Law" is doing to citizens. It doesn't matter if you're a saint or a closet pervert, the "Law" oversteps its bounds daily and it is getting worse. Just as bill changers on soda and candy machines prepared us for dollar soda and candy bars, they are prepping us for full-fledged tyranny and oppression.