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Re:The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance by throwaway201103 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:17PM (#25703572)
Well, since there was an investigation, criminal charges, and a jury trial, it sounds like it was "explained" as much as our system is capable of.
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Re:The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance by ceejayoz on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:37PM (#25703814)
Given that the cop was acquitted of all charges, perhaps the system should be capable of more here?
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Re:The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance by throwaway201103 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @02:44PM (#25703891)
Maybe so. Neither you nor I were on the jury though. We don't just get to ignore a jury decision and impose our own personal justice because from the outside it doesn't seem fair. There were two blacks on the jury, according to what I read on Wikipedia.
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