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Re:Life After Prison, on YouTube by asimilator on Friday November 08, 2019 @03:03AM (#21480634)
There's a strong case for public records (and public trials) as a check on the government. Public records allow public scrutiny of government action.
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Re:Life After Prison, on YouTube by WalterBright on Friday November 08, 2019 @04:56AM (#21481029)
The ex-con should be empowered to decide upon release whether his criminal record is public or private. The only time a private record will be read is in sentencing him for a subsequent conviction.
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Re:Life After Prison, on YouTube by auiya on Friday November 08, 2019 @09:15AM (#21482301)
The flip side to allowing this is the probability of incentivization/intimidation by gov't to cover up past prosecutorial wrong-doings. There's no good solutions it seems.
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