Wire taps

[Dr. JK]

Wire taps is one of the most common tools cops use to collect information and eveidence.

The qu8estion is how is it started and who gets tapped?

My understanding is thet calls are computer monitored for certain words and get placed into different gruops based on the frequency of the certain words. Then the group get randomly screened by cops for information.

Another way is if you call somone who is under surveilance and your number gets tapped for information.

Am I correct in these staements and is there more ways to get tapped?

Also, here in Canada there is a number you can call to see if your line is tapped by the type of beep you hear. Is that the same in the US?

Thanks for the feedback

 

[pittbull7]

bump for info

 

[Climber406]

bump for SOME DAMN INFO!!! hello?

 

[Latamier]

Bump for Rick to hopefully see. He will have the answer.

 

[pittbull7]

bumpppity bump lol

 

[Payphone_Johnny]

the vast majority of wire taps are ILLEGALLY DONE. They are used to gather intelligence.

 

[mrjuice]

Payphone is correct. Most wire taps are done ILLEGALLY. Cops only need legal wire taps in the event that the evidence collected will be used to prosecute the person under surveillance. But if the cops just want to see who you are talking to in order to get someone "higher up the totem pole", they don't need to get consent from a judge.

 

[Dr. JK]

Illegally done is what I stated in my post. The question is how are wire taps initiated and monitored.

Please ready my initial post before responding

Thanks

 

[tapoutm]

Bump!!!!!

 

[Rick Collins]

Sorry, I was out of town for a week and now need to unbury my desk and put out some fires. Wire taps are very, very rarely involved in steroid cases. But since the issue has importance for a few members and others might find it of some academic interest, I'll try to put something definitive together within the next month or so.