Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-21 07:20:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7A372F2AFDC096FEC3B519A157B52F39E83D77DB1ACAA76019C69E70C6532629
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Original Note:
The new law that is mentioned is not a blanket policy. This only applies to non-violent suspects and only covers the use of mugshots on various social-media platforms. Also, the law is not new, as the poster described. The law went into effect on January 1st, 2022 Sources: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1475 https://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article253001368.html
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