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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It won’t work like that.

It’ll go by trusted sources, and since the police are considered a “trusted source” (though they probably shouldn’t be)

It’ll work like witnesses and hearsay. It can be used to convict you but not to exonerate you.