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Police Database Lists 'Future Criminals'
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."
Lots of other professions speculate on compilied data. The /. posting here implies that they are guessing completely, but in fact they are really just taking note of people that are hanging in shady areas, loitering, with no real reason to be there.
If the majority of those people end up commiting a crime, and they see a pattern, I see no problem with getting familiar with those faces in case anything ever does happen.
Now, it would be funny to see some CEO's pop up on a fbi list.... this ceo has aurthur anderson consulting as his auditor, a seemingly inflated stock price... hes probably laundering, lets keep an eye on him!
There's nothing Intelligent about Intelligent Design.
Yet another example of how absolutely disgusting the "war on drugs" has become in this country. They're paying a group of policemen to spy on ordinary citizens because they might smoke pot some day, or try a handful of mushrooms.
Oh bullshit. The article clearly states that the photos are taken by a squad created to arrest drug dealers. These people are scum of the earth. Just wait until a few dealers move into your neighborhood and bring with them a rash of burglaries. There's nothing like coming home from work to find your door kicked in and your belongings strewn everywhere.
But whatever, I'm sure this is just a bunch of racist whiteys keepin' minorities and poor people down. Feh.
Does anyone actually support the war on drugs anymore?
Yes - I do. But don't worry - when you grow up, you'll support the arrest of drug dealers too.