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>But let's not confuse state level surveillance of the whole population with targeted surveillance approved by an independent judge in an independent court against an actual criminal

A judge and court who rarely, if ever, deny such requests.

Innocent until proven guilty?

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You're right, the system is not fair, and it's FAR from being perfect. The "innocent until proven guilty" part bothers the heck out of me. But the story doesn't end with me or you. Recall that there are actual criminals in the world and "the system" is trying to balance public safety with the rights of the individual. It's tricky, and is just becoming trickier.

I don't know how to solve it, but the answer can't be stripping our law enforcement officers completely of the right to investigate what a person did or is doing.

>can't be stripping our law enforcement officers completely of the right to investigate what a person did or is doing.

Oh they are far from stripped.

https://theintercept.com/series/the-fbis-secret-rules/

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