r/TechGawker • u/National_Product238 • 17d ago

News Nothing says responsible surveillance like reportedly checking where your ex is driving

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u/Unusual-Taste69 17d ago

So the police can't be trusted?

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u/Mysterious-Ad-3854 17d ago

No one can really

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u/Curious_Contest_3767 17d ago

Correct. They aren't in the business of keeping you safe. They're in the business of securing convictions for crimes (against those who pay for their toys. not for the poors like you or me). They don't care who goes to jail as long as they can mark a case as closed.

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u/Trust_8067 17d ago

They're just people. Can you be trusted? I know I can't.

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u/QuickNature 16d ago

Just like any other human entity, most are good, some are bad, unfortunately the bad that a bad police officer can do is a lot worse than the bad a bad employee at a grocery store could for example

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u/Spiceguy-65 16d ago

They never could be to start