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Why not? Are there laws relating to "these investigative techniques are acceptable for these crimes, but not these"? Doesn't it just come down to law enforceme

Why not? Are there laws relating to "these investigative techniques are acceptable for these crimes, but not these"? Doesn't it just come down to law enforcement discretion? As in, maybe they might not use a dna database to find a buyer of .125oz of pot, but might use it when investigating a crime syndicate dealing in thousands of pounds of pot?

kragen 7y ago
> Doesn't it just come down to law enforcement discretion? Maybe giving police that much discretionary power is a bad idea.
- greedo 7y ago
  Police in the US (and the prosecuting attorneys) have incredible amounts of discretionary power.
  - kragen 7y ago
    They do; my friend Aaron died from it.