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Comment by mindcrime

“the government’s compelling interests to identify arrestees, solve past crimes, and exonerate innocent suspects] far outweigh arrestees’ privacy concerns.”

And therein lies a fundamental problem with the court system. At the end of the day, our hopes for "checks and balances" aside, the courts are part of the State, and they are going to - on average - protect the interests of the State over those of the individual.

parent mindcrime 14 years ago

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