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[–] Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dropped charges don’t necessarily mean that the records have been cleared. These 57 demonstrators may have an arrest on record for the rest of their lives. They’ll have to explain that while trying to rent a house, get a job, or any other number of things.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their social credit got besmirched I guess. Why do employers or landlords even have access to this info?

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

Because it's a police state