Gizmodo suing the police because Gizmodo purchased stolen property is like me suing McDonalds 'cause I am fat. I mean, yeah, the food is bad for you, yeah, the portions are irresponsible, but no one is forcing me into the drive thru lane.<p>"...If Gizmodo editors are, in fact, a target of a criminal probe into the possession or purchase of stolen property, the search warrant served on editor Jason Chen on Friday appears valid..." [1]<p>[1] <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003539-37.html?tag=mncol;txt" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20003539-37.html?tag=mncol...</a>
When I first saw the initial article about the police search I didn't quite understand why they had a warrant to search his house, since the iPhone had already been returned. I guess they're looking for evidence of what happened during the iPhone situation which - I would agree with Gizmodo - doesn't seem like cause for a search.<p>Trying to recover the iPhone prototype would be fine, but this just seems like harassment.
According to California state law, it states that you are not allowed to issue warrants, or abjudge items owned by anyone working for news organizations.
The fact that the police literally broke into his home is ridiculous, and a violation of that penal code.