With these new phones and the touch screens even dialing a number to talk on the phone is texting IMO...
They don't even need to do that. The carrier can tell them exactly what activity occurred, when, without revealing the contents.
That is, they could ask Verizon "when was the last text sent by this person?" and Verizon can say 10:32 AM, April 19th, without revealing what was in the text, or anything else on the phone.
For the authorities to grab the contents of a phone on the pretext of a traffic stop is way out of bounds. Cops can examine the contents of a car during a traffic stop to assure themselves that there are no readily accessible weapons (that's why they have to ask you to open the trunk or the glove compartment) without a warrant-- but how does that permit a search of a cell phone?
It doesn't.
Man...this aint right.
my cell is all voice and nothing but voice, no data....so they can kiss my ass
except that one wallpaper - jezs_oiled_balls
Sorry officer, I'm not sure if my cell-phone is in the car.
Do you have a warrant or probable cause to search my vehicle because I was speeding? No?... uhh... kindly fuck off.
Be have that in BC. I'm very happy about it... too many people getting needlessly killed for distracted driving. At very least it causes accidents that make everyone's insurance rates through the roof.
Sure it's not 100% effective but what is. At least it's ticket-able and if you get in an accident doing it you're much more readily placed at fault.