> I'd imagine they should make getting a court order for such a serious crime very quickly kind of a priority.
That's the whole point. This was done without a court order, and they used his refusal . There should have been a court order.
Also, the rule is not about unlocking phones. It's about what happens if a defendant refuses to unlock a phone: that fact can't be used against the defendant in court.
The purpose of this rule is not to protect kidnappers, but to protect other people who might be browbeaten or manipulated into incriminating themselves for crimes they didn't commit.
That's the whole point. This was done without a court order, and they used his refusal . There should have been a court order.
Also, the rule is not about unlocking phones. It's about what happens if a defendant refuses to unlock a phone: that fact can't be used against the defendant in court.
The purpose of this rule is not to protect kidnappers, but to protect other people who might be browbeaten or manipulated into incriminating themselves for crimes they didn't commit.