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Where would you draw the line between public safety and personal privacy?

..when it comes to protect and serve.. when is it considered "invading " a citizens privacy.. (I.E : tappin' phone lines) Thank you in advance.. -Patrol officer in the making =]

Public Comments

1. Tapping phone lines is a pretty hot topic here. I think they would generally only tap the lines, or do something similiar, if they had suspicions about someone. I think generally law abiding citizens have nothing to worry about. I am not worried about it anyway, I don't do anything wrong. They would get bored listening to me ramble on and on about stupid crap to my friends.
2. We all gave up our privacy long ago. I have no problem with wiretaps, but with no oversite, any minimum wage janitor can check up on anyone's information. Bad news there. That's why there needs to be huge restrictions on wiretaps and spying. I mean heck, say you pull over an FBI agent, and they get all pissy because you made them late for work. You want them adding your name to the list of possible terror suspects? Or you want them using Carnivore to look at the emails your girlfriend sends you (you know, the ones with the pictures). Without oversight, anybody in law enforcement can do this. WITH oversight, domestic spying isn't a problem. But with things like the Patriot Act, suddenly America becomes one of those places that you don't want to visit.
3. As a Student in law enforcement in FL. I feel that if your not breaking the law you should have nothing to worry about. If I ask to search your car during a traffic stop and you say "Not without a search warrant" I will get one easy enough, the response is enough justification to get it. They just sit there on the side of the road for up to two hours waiting for a yes we got it or let them go from the desk. The wire tapping or other things to gather information is the same thing. If you have nothing to hide then why should you fear it?