Suspicion That Man Fiddling with Phone Might Be "Filming School Children" Doesn't Justify Detention by Police
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Dec 17, 2025, 10:16 am107 ptsFrom Judge Daniel Crabtree's opinion yesterday in Alea v. Ptacek (D. Kan.): Plaintiff Galicano Alea was walking his dog on a sidewalk adjacent to a public middle school. He was fiddling with his phone to adjust his music selection. But to defendant Julian Garcia, a police officer, it appeared that…
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