Law Allows Police To Search Your Cell Phone (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

 

Police in California are claiming the right to be able to access all your private data on your mobile phone if you are arrested. The California Supreme Court ruled in January that the police can search your phone without a warrant but the law is now being challenged. A new bill would override the ruling by the California Supreme Court and require that police obtain a warrant to obtain cell phone data from citizens.

One case involved an officer who was being recorded by someone he was writing a ticket to. When the citizen recorded the encounter, the officer claimed that the person was using his phone “as a weapon”. The charges were eventually dropped but now the man is suing for First Amendment violations.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.