NYPD demands that Google's Waze app stop revealing DWI checkpoints
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Clearly this is protected speech.
I most certainly as an individual have a right to tell you about a DWI checkpoint and company has the right to facilitate that legally protected speech.
Plus, obviously, they are traffic predictors.
Sending a “demand” letter shows they have no respect for or an understanding of the first amendment.
I recall getting stopped by NYC police at a “Check point” in time square. They told me they “needed to search my van”. I said “you mean a warrentless search?” He said “this is how we do it in New York,” and proceeded to search my van. They searched it again 10 minutes later on my way back through without my consent.
Take another country like Japan though where it's 0 tolerance - would you have the same view?
"please avoid this location as there is police activity, you should avoid interfering, with or complicating thier efforts with your presence".
nothing criminal about advising someone to avoid messing up an investigation.