> I would agree if these types of pro-active measures required a judge to sign an order given a minimum threshold of evidence.
Police are empowered to arrest people on the spot. It seems impractical to add a judge to that process. Once someone has been arrested, you need CPS to step in anyway, at which point it seems silly to bar them from investigating.
> Similar, much higher, thresholds need to be met with respects to holding suspects in custody pending a trial.
I mean, she was released on bail, but she was held in custody. So yes, holding them in jail without bail has a higher standard, but you'd really hope the standard would be higher for that.
> Under no circumstances should any other government agencies be able to compel anything from anyone "just because." That's what the courts exist for.
That seems like a broad and vague statement. In fairness, the parents aren't obligated to do anything, but if they don't, then the courts would get far more involved.
Police are empowered to arrest people on the spot. It seems impractical to add a judge to that process. Once someone has been arrested, you need CPS to step in anyway, at which point it seems silly to bar them from investigating.
> Similar, much higher, thresholds need to be met with respects to holding suspects in custody pending a trial.
I mean, she was released on bail, but she was held in custody. So yes, holding them in jail without bail has a higher standard, but you'd really hope the standard would be higher for that.
> Under no circumstances should any other government agencies be able to compel anything from anyone "just because." That's what the courts exist for.
That seems like a broad and vague statement. In fairness, the parents aren't obligated to do anything, but if they don't, then the courts would get far more involved.