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Computers, Court, and Fingerprints
Degrees writes "Should Law Enforcement be allowed to Photoshop fingerprints? That is the question posed in this article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The suspect is charged with murder, and the evidence was circumstantial before the fingerprint enhancment. At the end, the crime scene investigators say they want encrypted cameras. The implication is they want DRM-enabled digital cameras with software for full audit-trail capability. Would that make the Photoshoping more credible? Would DRM cameras be a good thing for Joe Citizen?"
I am not sure I 100% understand the question posed, perhaps a bit more concise news post would convey why the heck I would want to click that link?
"The saddest words of mice and men, are not those which were, but should have been."
Just look at how helpful Microsoft's faked.. I mean digitally enhanced evidence was to their case...
The race isn't always to the swift... but that's the way to bet!
I read the constition. But the problem is that everytime I've heard someone use your statement people they have always been talking about limiting the goverment's power and enhancing the criminal's power. Their goal seems to be making is easy from the criminal to deprive me of my life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
I have no problem limiting the government in area's that give me more freedom, but the Consitution's main purpose was to ensure me a good life here, sheltered from not only foreign criminals, but also criminals in this country.
The overwhelming thing that jumps out at you is that minorities are on death row disporportionate to their population percentages. There are also more poor people on death row than rich people.Maybe the reason for that is simply that there is more crime committed by minorities and the poor. That would make sense. I'd advise anyone having a problem being on death row to try this simple strategy. Don't use your race or financial status as an excuse to commit crimes.
For some reason, White techies tend to be conservative, they are always dogging the liberals and espousing Republican and/or Libertarian viewpoints. Why is that?
Maybe it's because White techies have worked to get where they are. All I hear from the "liberals" is whining about all this terribler repression people are suffering. Well, I'll inform everyone now, there is no repression of any people group. Everyone in the US has that same capability to be successful as everyone else. But for every 1 person that chooses to go earn their success there are probably 50 people who choose to whine because they don't want to put forth the effort.
Look around you, it is the Republicans that are taking rights away from you.Ok, this I've got to hear. What rights have the Republicans taken away from me? What about the rights that Democrats have taken away from me? You didn't mention those. I find it pretty amazing. I don't know of one right that the Republicans have taken away, but yet I can list several off-hand that the Democrats have taken or want to take from us as US citizens. Right to bear arms, the right to not be killed cruelly, the right to live without heavy taxation.
-Brent