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Originally posted by losthellhound
Innocent until proven guilty is still valid. The innocent should have no quams[sic] about being asked questions in an environment where they cannot lie. The innocent should favor this system because they can be cleared of all charges in an hour, instead of going through the current months, or year of court battles...
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This sounds like a defense of the PATRIOT Act. If you've got nothing to hide, what are you afraid of? I know that, personally, I've comitted crimes. I've broken the speed limit. I've shoplifted. I don't consider these crimes serious, but they would come out if I was asked under influence of a truth agent "Have you ever comitted a crime?" If you believe that no one would ever abuse the power, you have too much faith in humanity.