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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by mc32 on Friday January 28, 2022 @08:28AM (#30114269)
That is the principle, but, being a society made up of fallible people, we do have false positives.

All systems of justice contain false positives. There is no escape from it.

It’s a balance between order and disorder where too much disorder results in chaos and too much order in tyranny.

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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by Wiseacre on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:34AM (#30115062)
> All systems of justice contain false positives. There is no escape from it.

They should inscribe that at the entrance of court buildings. Really drives home the aspirations of the justice system.

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