The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said.

Just another example of the Trump admin trying to intimidate protestors using whatever the fuck they can to bring up whatever charges they can.

  • talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    5 hours ago

    Another commenter in another thread said essentially just put the duress pin in your wallet with nothing else about what it is. Then say nothing about what that pin is. Then let them try it. Probably will get the same result because you didn’t “warn” them or something, but it would be a harder case as you didn’t tell them to put it in.

    • lemmyvore@feddit.nlEnglish
      8·
      4 hours ago

      This kind of detail only matters if due process is still being observed.

      There’s a scene that comes to mind from “The Yellow Tie” (2025) where a street patrol in Nazi Germany makes the protagonist strip naked just to have a laugh, then as they leave they wonder if they should’ve shot him anyway, despite not doing anything wrong.