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Delaware Compiles Future Suspects List; Police Compiles Database of List of Likely Law-Breakers
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Posted on 08/25/2002 8:57:24 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Del. Compiles Future Suspects List Delaware Police Compiles Database of List of Likely Law-Breakers; ACLU Opposes Practice
The Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. 25 Police in Delaware are trying to get a head-start on cracking crimes before they happen by setting up a database that contains a list of people who officers believe are likely to break the law.
Defense attorneys and the American Civil Liberties Union oppose the database, which lists names, addresses and photographs of the potential suspects many of whom have clean slates.
The precise grounds for putting a person on the list aren't clear. But since the system was introduced in Wilmington in June, most of the 200 people included in the file have been minorities from poor, high-crime neighborhoods.
State and federal prosecutors say the tactic is legal, but defense lawyers object to the practice.
"We should enforce the existing laws, but not violate them, to catch the bad guys," said Theo Gregory, City Councilman and public defender. "We've become the bad guys, and that's not right."
Mayor James Baker called the criticism "asinine and intellectually bankrupt."
"I don't care what anyone but a court of law thinks," he said. "Until a court says otherwise, if I say it's constitutional, it's constitutional."
The pictures are being taken by two Wilmington police squads created in June to arrest drug dealers. The units are known in some neighborhoods as "jump-out squads" because they jump out of cars and make quick arrests.
Many of the people whose photos have been taken for the file were stopped briefly for loitering and let go.
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INRI
To: InvisibleChurch
"WINSTON?...WINSTON?...
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posted on
08/25/2002 8:59:24 PM PDT
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Vidalia
To: InvisibleChurch
It's a shame, but I have to agree with the ACLU on this one if this doesn't scream "police state," I don't know what does.
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posted on
08/25/2002 9:08:08 PM PDT
by
Polonius
To: InvisibleChurch
If one were to poll incarcerated crooks, one would most likely find symmetry with democrat politics and the criminals' beliefs. It's not likely they would prefer tough-on-criminals Republicans. If I were to compile a list of future lawbreakers, I would simply photocopy the democrat voter registration list.
To: InvisibleChurch
I would start with your lists of congress-persons, Senator, and state legislators. Next, anyone in the DNC, police, alphabet soup agencies, the entire staff from the entire last executive office holder and his wife(and her staff), one third of the entire present executive administration, home diva's and Vernon Jordan.
That will fill up the jails for about 100 years.
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posted on
08/25/2002 9:09:50 PM PDT
by
blackdog
To: Vidalia
Well, that explains it. I got a ticket today for attempted speeding.
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posted on
08/25/2002 9:09:54 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: InvisibleChurch
Also a silly question......Isn't a future suspects list a redundant term?
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posted on
08/25/2002 9:12:02 PM PDT
by
blackdog
To: Vidalia
if I say it's constitutional, it's constitutional."
Somehow how I doubt this individual graduated from an ivy league university.
To: GummyIII
Hold on to your hat..oughtta send spook this one.
WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. 25 Police in Delaware are trying to get a head-start on cracking crimes before they happen by setting up a database that contains a list of people who officers believe are likely to break the law.
To: Vidalia
1984, 20 yrs too soon..
To: KantianBurke
People forget that the Ivy is now "Poisoned"...
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posted on
08/25/2002 9:15:43 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: InvisibleChurch
To: rdavis84; LiveFreeOrDie2001; Lumberjack; WALLACE212; zog; MadRobotArtist; JohnHuang2; ratcat; ...
Ping
To: InvisibleChurch
If this is ruled constitutional, then Delaware citizens should set up a database of pictures of Delaware cops who are likely to go bad...
To: InvisibleChurch
Bump
To: KantianBurke
LOL - not entirely on point, but compare AG John Ascroft's recent proclamation that if he (Ashcroft)says a person is a terrorist, then that person is a terrorist and can be incarcerated.
AG Ashcroft is a 1964 Yale graduate - with Honors, no less.
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posted on
08/25/2002 10:03:20 PM PDT
by
qvack
To: Sgt_Schultze
I would simply photocopy the democrat voter registration list First you would need to find the ones that are still alive. Although many dead people vote for DemocRATS, I haven't heard of many committing crimes.
To: KantianBurke
Having graduated from one of the above (many moons ago), I would almost be willing to bet that this Constitutionally-illiterste cretin IS an 'Ivy League' grad.
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posted on
08/25/2002 10:36:13 PM PDT
by
SAJ
To: Polonius
It's a shame, but I have to agree with the ACLU on this one if this doesn't scream "police state," I don't know what does. All of them keep a "suspects" list which can contain the names of people that have committed NO crimes.
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posted on
08/25/2002 10:39:56 PM PDT
by
cinFLA
To: gcruse
a humored bump
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