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Police Database Lists 'Future Criminals'

Posted by timothy on from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

Rio writes: "A Local6.com article tells us about a database that contains a list of people who police believe are likely to break the law. It features names, addresses and photographs of potential suspects --many of whom have clean slates. Since the system was introduced in Wilmington in June, most of the 200 people included in the file have been minorities from poor, high-crime neighborhoods."

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  1. Trend by dolphinuser · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is part of a disturbing national trend.

    In Ohio, they're keeping a DNA database of CLEARED suspects!

    John

    --
    The drops of water don't know themselves to be a river; and yet the river flows.
  2. Hogwash! With sources. by FreeLinux · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is utter hogwash. You'd better check your facts. Try looking through some of the statistics and reports at The Bureau of Justice Statistics. The opposite of your statement is demonstrated again and again.

    Furthermore, many argue that not only economic minorities but, also racial minorities (so often the same) are unjustly labeled as the largest source of criminals. Again the statistics say otherwise.

    The fact is that economic and racial minorities produce a disproportionately high volume of criminals. Additionally, and interestingly to me, the minorities are statistically the largest group of victims of crime. That means that most criminal activity is perpetrated by minorities against other minorities. This has been case throughout history and is still true today.