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> With nearly a year elapsed since the warrant was served, that suggests this particular reverse location search may not have been as fruitful as investigators
by devoply 7y ago
> With nearly a year elapsed since the warrant was served, that suggests this particular reverse location search may not have been as fruitful as investigators hoped.
They did not find anything. But God help you if you have a prior record and happen to be black or match the description of the assailants... and just happened to be around the bank at the time.
- henryfjordan 7y agoIt's not like they couldn't do all that without google's help. They would have looked at every camera nearby, talked to every witness, etc. If your name/face came up and you had priors or matched the description you'd get a visit. Google's data is probably more accurate/scoped and more impervious to bias than the other options they had.
- EpicEng 7y ago>But God help you if you have a prior record and happen to be black or match the description of the assailants... and just happened to be around the bank at the time Seems reasonable that you would be approached by investigators if you were present at the scene and matched a witness description.
- devoply 7y agoIt would be fine if they simply approached people and tried to rule them out, but due to the psychopathy in the justice department they often try to paint the people they find into the perp often hiding evidence that exonerates them.. in other cases photo-shopping their face to cover up tattoos to make them look more like the assailant. The issue is that prosecutors don't act in good faith... and because of that legitimate exercises maybe used against people in illegitimate ways.
- EpicEng 7y agoYes that sort of thing happens, but "often"? How often are we talking here? You make it sound like a common occurrence and I'm not convinced that's the case.
- nameismypw 7y agoWell, read a book, then. The origin and purpose of the police is to enforce slavery.
- michaelvoz 7y agoNo, that is patently untrue. Please provide sources for your claim.
- deogeo 7y agoHe did - the source is "a book". Assumedly The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- devoply 7y agoOften enough. Like how many times is too many when we are talking about sending people away for years? If they find something that exonerates you, who is looking out for you, do you have the right to find evidence that clears you? Can you ask Google for such information? Anything they find can and will be used against you, and anything that clears you they are under no obligation to disclose. Does that sound like a fair bargain?
- EpicEng 7y agoof course frequency matters. Yes, it's awful every time, but it's a whole lot worse for society if it happens 10,000 times a day as opposed to once every 5 years
- gowld 7y agoSome links to peruse: https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/eyewitness-identification-reform/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/eyewitness-identification-r... https://www.innocenceproject.org/overturning-wrongful-convictions-involving-flawed-forensics/ https://www.innocenceproject.org/overturning-wrongful-convic... The National Registry of Exonerations: CURRENTLY 2,481 EXONERATIONS MORE THAN 21,890 YEARS LOST https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/browse.aspx?View={B8342AE7-6520-4A32-8A06-4B326208BAF8}&FilterField1=Contributing_x0020_Factors_x0020&FilterValue1=False%20or%20Misleading%20Forensic%20Evidence https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/browse.a...