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The Age of ‘Pre-Crime’ has Arrived

posted by martyb on Wednesday December 02 2015, @05:35PM   
from the you're-kidding,-right? dept.

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

Los Angeles City Council is considering sending "Dear John" letters to the registrants of cars seen in an area of San Fernando described as having a "thriving street prostitution problem". The plan would use automated license plate readers to identify vehicles that stopped in the area. Council member Nury Martinez claims "If you aren't soliciting, you have no reason to worry about finding one of these letters in your mailbox. But if you are, these letters will discourage you from returning."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/12/01/the-age-of-pre-crime-has-arrived/

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• Re:Even Sweden didn't go thru with this. (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:49PM

  by mcgrew (701) <publish@mcgrewbooks.com> on Wednesday December 02 2015, @09:49PM (#270950) Homepage Journal

  The problem is crack and heroin. We need far more mental health and drug treatment; I did first hand research for Mars, Ho!

  Chapter Thirteen: I researched drug-addicted prostitutes by haunting the sleaziest bars in town (one has been closed by the health department) and talking to them. The addicts in the book are based on what I learned in sleazy bars.

  (from the Notes section in the back of the book) [mcgrewbooks.com]

  Buy 'em a beer and they'll tell you their life story. And usually will try to steal from you.

  --
  Carbon, The only element in the known universe to ever gain sentience

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