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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by vorpalhex on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:42AM (#24261696)
> Stealing $5 from your work till is an imprisonable offense

Unless you pointed a gun or knife at your coworker, no it's not.

> but the laws themselves are unjust

Then address the laws and move to change them.

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by vertex-four on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:45PM (#24262444)
> Unless you pointed a gun or knife at your coworker, no it's not.

Technically, yes, it is in most states if the judge wanted to throw the book at you (for example, if you've ever committed a crime before) - https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federa... - and not only that but three strikes laws can result in imprisonment even if it wasn't.

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