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> you don't get that time you spent in a cell back You also got fingerprinted (and probably DNA tested) and your mugshot was publicly distributed and those act
by thephyber 6y ago
> you don't get that time you spent in a cell back
You also got fingerprinted (and probably DNA tested) and your mugshot was publicly distributed and those actions aren't undone.
- smnrchrds 6y agoI agree. An arrest on its own, even without a conviction or even any charges being laid, can have an enormous negative effect on one's life. Another example is that having been ever arrested, even if not charged or convicted, can bar you from entering the US without going through an expensive, difficult, discretionary process to get a waiver, that then needs to be periodically redone. And it follows you for the rest of your life, it does not expire for example 30 or 50 years after the arrest.
- ryandrake 6y agoI’ve applied to companies who ask on their application whether you have ever been arrested, regardless of conviction—presumably as a way to disqualify you.
- defnotashton2 6y agoSome countries thats illegal, should be in US.
- yummypaint 6y agoThere are landlords in my area who put in the lease that you can be evicted for just being arrested
- awillen 6y ago100%. It's crazy to act as though a fair trial (even if you can get one of those, which you probably can't if you're black) somehow provides recourse against arrest. Beyond the time in jail, you might have to spend thousands and thousands on lawyers in order to avoid being punished for a crime you're not guilty of.
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