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I wouldn't want to be the undercover actor involved in that. There's a non-zero risk of serious injury, or death.
by FireBeyond 5y ago
I wouldn't want to be the undercover actor involved in that. There's a non-zero risk of serious injury, or death.
- NullPrefix 5y agoRisk level is at the same level as for any other random person.
- FireBeyond 5y agoNo, it's higher. Because you aren't just a random person you are purposefully intending to look and act like someone accused. I get the whole purpose of "yes, people are stopped every day because they resemble someone wanted", but this is "I am going to go out of my way to purposefully resemble and act like someone who the police will take a negative interest in".
- autoexec 5y agoIt'd certainly lead to deaths and injury if it were implemented today, but after police get the idea that anyone they pick up might be innocent and that they'll be held meaningfully accountable for shooting first and asking questions later that would change. I think in our current system it's totally unrealistic and not worth the risks but in a place where police weren't routinely abusive it'd probably be fine.
- a1369209993 5y agoThis is true of any undercover operation, and should be vastly less true than, say, infiltrating a gang or mob group.