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This sounds similar to the "right to be forgotten" concept in EU law where citizens can complain to Google to have their records removed from the search engine,
by thephyber 6y ago
This sounds similar to the "right to be forgotten" concept in EU law where citizens can complain to Google to have their records removed from the search engine, but there is no way to delete all data about the incident.
I don't want to trivialize the pain a wrongful arrest ad bullying caused, but I think the solution to the underlying problem is more sunlight, not less. Without being able to see how many wrongful/unfruitful arrests happened at the hands of your arresting officer and DA, power might go unchecked for longer and grow more corrupt.
- abellerose 6y agoOh my life was ruined at the time and I had to leave for another university. So I like to think you're not trivializing it. Happened in the USA and so no way to have the right to be forgotten. I ended up changing my name.
- thephyber 6y agoI'm sorry it happened to you and I'm frequently ashamed of our legal system. It's obviously not perfect, but sometimes it feel like the people who work in it don't have the capability to improve it.