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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by boomboomsubban on Friday May 14, 2021 @06:46PM (#27160472)
That would provide no protection against being disappeared, and potentially make things more dangerous for people in that situation.

Assume police do disappear people. Opting for your record to be public would show police that you're willing to cause problems for them, making the prospect of getting rid of you more appealing. Further, if some associate of yours goes to find out what has happened to you, they can just lie and say you opted for a private record and send the person away.

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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by david-gpu on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:06PM (#27160600)
> Assume police do disappear people.

Then it is also easy to imagine that the same police would not take mugshots of the people they want to disappear.

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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by boomboomsubban on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:41PM (#27161832)
Meaning if you could prove police arrested someone and they could not produce a mugshot, something is wrong. Providing them a way to deny the mugshot without being suspicious gives them more options.
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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by corin_ on Saturday May 15, 2021 @06:44AM (#27164074)
Couldn't the police just take a mugshot, confirm the arrest, and say "this person was later released without charge, none of our business where they are now"?
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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by boomboomsubban on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:52AM (#27165709)
This happens, but between most people having friends/family and high profile cases having groups outside the station, this causes problems for the police. The proposed change gives them more time without needing to deal with those problems.
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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by alistairSH on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:01PM (#27161615)
* Assume police do disappear people. *

Chicago PD says hello.

No assumption needed. American police do disappear people, at least temporarily.

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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by R0b0t1 on Friday May 14, 2021 @07:11PM (#27160632)
You can only protect people in general, not one specific person. If the police want to kill you they'll get away with it.
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Re:Online, mug shots are forever – some states want to chang... by boomboomsubban on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:41PM (#27161836)
Still it's better to make it harder for them.
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