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[–] 117 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Friendly reminder that the reason we get funny headlines like this from Florida is that the state allows the media full access to their police records so they can find stories like this

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  • [–] 42 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    But also because Florida is full of these.

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  • [–] 44 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    “Innocent until proven guilty” but also your photo is published for posterity so when someone puts your name into their favourite search engine it’s the first thing to pop up, next to a crime you didn’t commit.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    The alternative is you try to find Jimmy but he's fucking gone. The state took him away and there is no record. He's just gone, arrested, sent who knows where.

    Though the point is moot because now the federal government is doing that everyday to whoever they want.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago

    In theory, however it also publicises stories of wrongfully accused people for example. This can have some unwanted and serious repercussions.

    All in all I tend to believe that it's better to let the judicial system work in peace and without an excess of publicity.

    I'm not usian though, so I'm not considering the monetary angle.

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