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7. What exactly is a "sympathetic photo"? Do they mean the lighting was good? Even if there were photos of some person X...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2025, 03:33 PM

Mar 2025

...on someone's phone, what law does that actually transgress?

It seems that the chances are that this event is based on just another instance of the Trump Administration lying or fabricating something. Courts exist for a reason. Due process exists for a reason.

Time needs to be set aside now for the lengthy trials that will be necessary for all of Trump's lackeys and minions in his administration.

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Deported Brown University professor had 'sympathetic photos' of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, DOJ says [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2025 OP

So what? Biglinda 52 Mar 2025 #1

Came here to say this. AllyCat Mar 2025 #5

That would be an excellent argument Owens Mar 2025 #19

The rules are different for citizens vs even legal aliens Steven Maurer Mar 2025 #32

Price of kidney transplants may go up a bit. GreenWave Mar 2025 #2

And shithole has a picture of Putin and.... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #3

A Lebanese person had deleted videos of Lebanese political figures. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #4

Seeing as how the DOJ is quickly turning into trump's PR org, Torchlight Mar 2025 #6

Turning or has been since 2016 ? republianmushroom Mar 2025 #21

What exactly is a "sympathetic photo"? Do they mean the lighting was good? Even if there were photos of some person X... xocetaceans Mar 2025 #7

How did they find the photos? Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #8

Wonder about this too question everything Mar 2025 #10

Did they have the photos before or after she was arrested/detained? Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #12

After. She was first detained because she went to the funeral of Hezbolla's leader while in Lebanon. nt SunSeeker Mar 2025 #15

Ok, so she was being tracked and followed. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #17

Correct. nt SunSeeker Mar 2025 #18

I don't think she was being tracked. LisaL Mar 2025 #24

Apparently CBP interrogated her at the airport upon her return from in Lebanon. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #14

Usually people don't give someone else their phone unless asked or coerced. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #33

Of course. She was being interrogated. Pretty coercive situation. nt SunSeeker Mar 2025 #35

Yes, grabbed, detained, interrogated, deported. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #36

I have read in several places that the people who are detained mgardener Mar 2025 #25

Yes this must be what happened. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #34

Thought Crime Charges are coming tonekat Mar 2025 #9

Who are the brain police? Initech Mar 2025 #16

Lesson: whatever one posts in the ether is not private question everything Mar 2025 #11

Pictures are not against the law angrychair Mar 2025 #26

Agree. But this regime picks and chooses the parts of the law question everything Mar 2025 #27

I don't believe anything this DOJ says, BUT Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author republianmushroom Mar 2025 #20

If someone sent me a photo of Trumpsky and I deleted it... Harker Mar 2025 #22

You mean she exercised her right to free speech? OH No :/ NotHardly Mar 2025 #23

Something feels very fishy about this. How did they get access to her phone? tornado34jh Mar 2025 #28

Customs Nasruddin Mar 2025 #29

Maybe, but I get the feeling she won't be the last tornado34jh Mar 2025 #30

Is there actual evidence swong19104 Mar 2025 #31

I don't believe a word that comes out of this administration. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #37

What the fuck is a "sympathetic photo?" Martin68 Mar 2025 #38

CNN says she admitted she attended Nasrallah's funeral Ace Rothstein Mar 2025 #39