Re:FBI Used Best Buy's Geek Squad to Increase Secret Public ...
by gumby on Friday March 10, 2017 @11:09PM
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> The justice system is screwed up, no doubt, but is this really a problem with the justice system?
> We as people just need to stop judging people based on assertion and innuendo.
Yes, but.
Public arrest is a crucial freedom (secret arrests are a tool of totalitarian governments everywhere, including the British colonial government and, yes, Guantanamo too).
On the other hand the "perp walk" and other pretrial publicity/propaganda by governments seriously affect the accused's ability to get a fair trial, and should be stopped.
> We as people just need to stop judging people based on assertion and innuendo.
Yes, but.
Public arrest is a crucial freedom (secret arrests are a tool of totalitarian governments everywhere, including the British colonial government and, yes, Guantanamo too).
On the other hand the "perp walk" and other pretrial publicity/propaganda by governments seriously affect the accused's ability to get a fair trial, and should be stopped.