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Pasco County’s Sheriff must end its targeted child harassment program

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  1. nacho
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    Who thought this was a good idea? If the EFFs description is even remotely accurate, it's like out of a bad movie where the police are the bad guys. I have to say it just seems more reasonable to...

    Who thought this was a good idea? If the EFFs description is even remotely accurate, it's like out of a bad movie where the police are the bad guys.

    I have to say it just seems more reasonable to use others than police to run social programs to help youth make better choices themselves.

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    Thrabalen
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    Isn't this literally a "Minor(ity) Report"?

    Isn't this literally a "Minor(ity) Report"?

    3 votes
    1. joplin
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      Yes, but it's sadly really common. Here in LA if you are unfortunate enough to be born to a gang member your name is added to a database of gang members. (I looked for a link that talks about...

      Yes, but it's sadly really common. Here in LA if you are unfortunate enough to be born to a gang member your name is added to a database of gang members. (I looked for a link that talks about this, but all reasonable searches I could think of return links to the programs themselves and not articles critiquing them. Sorry!)

      1 vote