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"Getting off on a technicality" - the other side of the coin is that there are already entire organisations dedicated to fighting against wrongful convictions, even without a police state. "Many people assume that the police and prosecution are quite fallible" - I wouldn't call that an "assumption". It's been well-demonstrated that humans are fallible, and the police particularly so. It's a conclusion based on evidence. This also feeds into "Why do you fear surveillance".

NotThatGuy
– NotThatGuy

2025-02-07 08:30:02 +00:00
Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 8:30
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@NotThatGuy, personally I have no doubt that a police state is a bad idea. For instance, I think that in the OJ Simpson case the police framed a guilty man and that the not guilty sentence was correct for that reason. The OP asked for the reasoning used by supporters, and I believe that all three bullet points are frequently used by many of them.

o.m.
– o.m.

2025-02-07 11:21:44 +00:00
Commented Feb 7, 2025 at 11:21

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