• Album@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Doesn’t this imply the cops generated and distributed images depicting minors? Pretty sure that’s against the law.

    • Mossy Feathers (She/They)@pawb.social
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      2 months ago

      Cops are allowed to break the law while pursuing a case in the US (not sure if that’s true elsewhere). That said, there may be restrictions on context, content and actions they can or can’t take. However, I bet you could make a pretty decent argument that they were using it legitimately in this context.