DeLeigh Poole

Yes, you. They are watching you. An automated license plate reader that appears to be a Flock Safety camera is shown on Northeast Fourth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel) I. Are they Really Watching ME? Let's start with a question you've probably never asked out loud and may not have even wondered while sitting at a red light --or, who are we kidding, waiting on a train to pass --in downtown Waycross: Who exactly is...

What happens when a living document meets something that has never been alive? By DeLeigh Pearce Poole | The Poole Law Group, LLC Thursday night, the federal government sent a letter to an AI company. By Friday morning, a private product used by a good number of people no longer existed. No crime charged. No judge. No jury. No hearing. No evidence presented to anyone with the authority to say no. Just a letter. And it was done. I've practiced criminal law for almost twenty years. I've...

Most people think a traffic stop is just about speeding, a busted taillight, or rolling a stop sign. But for law enforcement, every stop is also a behavioral evaluation. Officers are trained to watch for subtle clues—tiny movements, tone changes, nervous habits—that most drivers don’t even realize they’re doing. And in South Georgia, where traffic stops often lead to further investigation, those moments matter. Here are five things officers look for the moment they walk up to your window…...