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Liberty Safe Co gives access to customer's safe at request of FBI
September 06, 2023, 03:23 PM
YellowJacketLiberty Safe Co gives access to customer's safe at request of FBI
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum:
An excellent advertisement for mechanical locks. Oh, the feds will still get in, of course, but that's beside the point.
Liberty (HA!) may try to rationalize this, but the warrant was not served on that company and they had neither the right nor the obligation to give the FBI any information.
Liberty Safe is as dead to me as Benchmade Knives.
>>customerservice@libertysafe.com<<
I see it exactly as you've stated. And I am going to see about getting my mechanical safe combo changed as it is still the factory combo.
From wikipedia so I cannot verify the accuracy, but wiki states that Liberty makes safes under the following brands:
Liberty Safe
National Security
Centurion
Freedom Security
Cabela's
Remington
John Deere
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. September 06, 2023, 03:23 PM
12131"Liberty" Safe. How ironic.
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September 06, 2023, 03:36 PM
ShaqlAnother question might be how did the FBI know he had a safe, that it was a liberty safe, and was not a mechanical lock?
Or the contents were even his?
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September 06, 2023, 03:41 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by Shaql:
Another question might be how did the FBI know he had a safe, that it was a liberty safe, and was not a mechanical lock?
Or the contents were even his?
I assume they found the safe when they searched his house pursuant to the warrant. Then they asked Liberty to help them open it, which Liberty was not required to do, based on what we know, as there was no order from a court that could have requird Liberty to do that.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. September 06, 2023, 03:55 PM
architectCan't you just attest that the safe contains/protects your current sexual identity and/or sexual preferences, and that opening the safe would imply access to this critical personal information? I can envision the "special" agent recoiling from said safe as if it were on fire!
September 06, 2023, 03:55 PM
kz1000I have a Zanotti safe. They specifically told me they don't keep the safe combo when I bought it.
Fuck Liberty Safes.
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September 06, 2023, 04:54 PM
coloradohunter44So do all safes..Fort Knox, and others with electronic locks all have a secret back way in?
It's sad Liberty caved for no good legal reason.
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September 06, 2023, 05:02 PM
oddballLiberty is getting its just rewards on their corporate Facebook page, getting destroyed.
https://www.facebook.com/LibertySafe/
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September 06, 2023, 05:54 PM
a1abdjquote:
So do all safes..Fort Knox, and others with electronic locks all have a secret back way in?
Yes, and if the lock was installed at the factory then they typically would have that on record.
I have already been getting phone calls in regard to this today. If you like electronic locks and want to avoid a safe manufacturer from having a code on file, you'll either need to replace your lock (most likely) or reset your lock (some models allow this). If you have a mechanical lock you can have the combination changed.
If you registered your safe with the manufacturer "for warranty purposes", they possess your name, address, and combination that will open your safe. If they would have a data breach, or an employee up to no good, bad guys nationwide would have access to this information.
September 06, 2023, 05:59 PM
Veeperquote:
Seems like it could be a security issue for everyone if Liberty was hacked.
This. It’s not a matter of “if” these days.
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selogicIf you have an electronic lock then there's obviously a master code regardless of the safe manufacturer .
September 06, 2023, 06:09 PM
jljonesquote:
Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
Are they allowed to enter your house without your consent or a search warrant? No.
With only a few exceptions, yes they absolutely can. No search warrant required in many applications of the loose scenario you gave. You have to start splitting hairs to require a search warrant to go in and arrest someone on a warrant. There is an awful lot of case law that affirms it.
I get state laws vary, but the scenario you describe is missing a few details to not be a valid under state law. And in a few cases, a search warrant would be required. This broad idea is a misconception like chasing someone across the county line and they act like they have sovereign immunity because they saw it on Sheriff Lobo. Or the screaming that post arrest they are going to get the case kicked because you didn’t read them Miranda. Despite not having asked them any questions. Details matter.
Can you search areas on an Arrest warrant only that a person could not reasonably hide? Absolutely not
September 06, 2023, 06:12 PM
selogicWhat relevance was the contents of the safe to the Jan 6 incident ?
September 06, 2023, 06:19 PM
darthfusterTalk about betraying your customer base..... The FBI is demonstrably corrupt and politically biased. That makes them a tyrannical organization with near omnipotence. I would never cooperate with them unless compelled by a court. The fact that Liberty is willing to do that turns me from buying one of their safes. I am buying a new safe within 60 days. I was going to buy a Liberty but now.......not.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier September 06, 2023, 06:24 PM
sunburnHow many safes does Liberty sell to the government? That might effect their reasoning.
Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever.
September 06, 2023, 06:34 PM
sigmoidMechanically locked safes only moving forward, good tip
Liberty safes deserves to die
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September 06, 2023, 06:38 PM
corsairLiberty Safes opted for the Benchmade option.
Its one thing to cooperate with law enforcement, it's another to be overly accommodating and complicit.
Never go full Benchmade.
September 06, 2023, 06:50 PM
Flashlightboyquote:
Originally posted by jljones:
quote:
Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
Are they allowed to enter your house without your consent or a search warrant? No.
With only a few exceptions, yes they absolutely can. No search warrant required in many applications of the loose scenario you gave. You have to start splitting hairs to require a search warrant to go in and arrest someone on a warrant. There is an awful lot of case law that affirms it.
I get state laws vary, but the scenario you describe is missing a few details to not be a valid under state law. And in a few cases, a search warrant would be required. This broad idea is a misconception like chasing someone across the county line and they act like they have sovereign immunity because they saw it on Sheriff Lobo. Or the screaming that post arrest they are going to get the case kicked because you didn’t read them Miranda. Despite not having asked them any questions. Details matter.
Can you search areas on an Arrest warrant only that a person could not reasonably hide? Absolutely not.
Details matter, as you said.
If the person you are looking for is not a resident of the property you are at and has no ties to the property other than your belief they are there, does your arrest warrant allow you to enter and search the property of someone who is not associated with the suspect, other than based on your belief they may be there?
I am making a distinction between what an arrest warrant allows v. the need for a search warrant. Exigent circumstances are different, such as in the case of a suspect who is wanted running during a pursuit into someone's house.
If you're looking for person who has a warrant and you think he's in my house based on an articulated belief, do I have the right to refuse your entry to my house without a search warrant? Or does the arrest warrant trump the search warrant?
September 06, 2023, 06:58 PM
Dallas239quote:
Originally posted by a1abdj:
quote:
So do all safes..Fort Knox, and others with electronic locks all have a secret back way in?
Yes, and if the lock was installed at the factory then they typically would have that on record.
I have already been getting phone calls in regard to this today. If you like electronic locks and want to avoid a safe manufacturer from having a code on file, you'll either need to replace your lock (most likely) or reset your lock (some models allow this). If you have a mechanical lock you can have the combination changed.
If you registered your safe with the manufacturer "for warranty purposes", they possess your name, address, and combination that will open your safe. If they would have a data breach, or an employee up to no good, bad guys nationwide would have access to this information.
I'm glad I replaced my lock with the help of a friendly safe man.
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Feeding Trolls Since 1995 September 06, 2023, 07:04 PM
jljonesquote:
Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
quote:
Originally posted by jljones:
quote:
Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
Are they allowed to enter your house without your consent or a search warrant? No.
With only a few exceptions, yes they absolutely can. No search warrant required in many applications of the loose scenario you gave. You have to start splitting hairs to require a search warrant to go in and arrest someone on a warrant. There is an awful lot of case law that affirms it.
I get state laws vary, but the scenario you describe is missing a few details to not be a valid under state law. And in a few cases, a search warrant would be required. This broad idea is a misconception like chasing someone across the county line and they act like they have sovereign immunity because they saw it on Sheriff Lobo. Or the screaming that post arrest they are going to get the case kicked because you didn’t read them Miranda. Despite not having asked them any questions. Details matter.
Can you search areas on an Arrest warrant only that a person could not reasonably hide? Absolutely not.
Details matter, as you said.
If the person you are looking for is not a resident of the property you are at and has no ties to the property other than your belief they are there, does your arrest warrant allow you to enter and search the property of someone who is not associated with the suspect, other than based on your belief they may be there?
I am making a distinction between what an arrest warrant allows v. the need for a search warrant. Exigent circumstances are different, such as in the case of a suspect who is wanted running during a pursuit into someone's house.
If you're looking for person who has a warrant and you think he's in my house based on an articulated belief, do I have the right to refuse your entry to my house without a search warrant? Or does the arrest warrant trump the search warrant?
You made a blanket statement that a warrant or consent was required. That simply is not true. From reading your reply, I think the point you were making is a reasonable one.