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To everyone who is very smart in here saying "MAC addresses are not unique, MAC addresses can be spoofed". The article is about German police trying to find a c

by mxscho 8y ago

To everyone who is very smart in here saying "MAC addresses are not unique, MAC addresses can be spoofed". The article is about German police trying to find a criminal using one public identifier. It's not about German prosecutors trying to prove guilt in court with a MAC address. Kind of like "have you seen this person who is [non-unique changable identifier]?"

candiodari 8y ago
You mean this police force will do nothing wrong and treat suspects fairly ? No they won't. ESPECIALLY if the suspect is an immigrant, but it's not like they haven't gone WAY overboard with German suspects as well. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hanover-police-officer-allegedly-tortured-two-refugees-a-1035098.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hanover-police-o... https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/10/world/kidnapping-has-germans-debating-police-torture.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/10/world/kidnapping-has-germ... https://abcnews.go.com/International/video-showing-german-police-appearing-beat-black-man/story?id=58209781 https://abcnews.go.com/International/video-showing-german-po... https://www.dw.com/en/child-murderer-wins-damages-over-police-torture-threat/a-15295473 https://www.dw.com/en/child-murderer-wins-damages-over-polic... https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-10/jva-kleve-gefaengnis-zelle-brand-politik https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-10/jva-k... Think LONG and HARD before you ever either ask these people for help or point these people to someone. There are many incidents with unprovoked violence and even some incidents involving police torture and lethal force used against immigrants with little or even no provocation at all. I would say it is very much NOT moral to help here. I know, this won't be a popular statement, but it just isn't.
- MarsAscendant 8y ago
  > You mean this police force will do nothing wrong and treat suspects fairly ? I'm failing to see what provoked such a response, given the comment you're replying to.
  - candiodari 8y ago
    It is implicitly assuming good faith on the part of the German police, and that just doesn't exist. I wanted to point out the error. At their best they follow procedures, with regular disasters. At their worst, sometimes, they're raging racists.

by mxscho 8y ago

candiodari 8y ago

You mean this police force will do nothing wrong and treat suspects fairly ? No they won't. ESPECIALLY if the suspect is an immigrant, but it's not like they haven't gone WAY overboard with German suspects as well. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hanover-police-officer-allegedly-tortured-two-refugees-a-1035098.html http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/hanover-police-o... https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/10/world/kidnapping-has-germans-debating-police-torture.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/10/world/kidnapping-has-germ... https://abcnews.go.com/International/video-showing-german-police-appearing-beat-black-man/story?id=58209781 https://abcnews.go.com/International/video-showing-german-po... https://www.dw.com/en/child-murderer-wins-damages-over-police-torture-threat/a-15295473 https://www.dw.com/en/child-murderer-wins-damages-over-polic... https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-10/jva-kleve-gefaengnis-zelle-brand-politik https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-10/jva-k... Think LONG and HARD before you ever either ask these people for help or point these people to someone. There are many incidents with unprovoked violence and even some incidents involving police torture and lethal force used against immigrants with little or even no provocation at all. I would say it is very much NOT moral to help here. I know, this won't be a popular statement, but it just isn't.

MarsAscendant 8y ago
> You mean this police force will do nothing wrong and treat suspects fairly ? I'm failing to see what provoked such a response, given the comment you're replying to.
- candiodari 8y ago
  It is implicitly assuming good faith on the part of the German police, and that just doesn't exist. I wanted to point out the error. At their best they follow procedures, with regular disasters. At their worst, sometimes, they're raging racists.