“Police put a camera at a state park / bus station / sports arena. Camera feeds the computer system that matches names of outstanding warrants against the state drivers license database. If the police get a “hit”, the person is detained by the police to confirm identity and arrested if there is an outstanding warrant..... thoughts?”
Sounds like East Germany. You really cannot see a downside to the government watching and knowing everywhere you go? America wasn’t meant to be a place with a fascist leash shoved up our azz.
The counter argument is based on three points.
1) No one has an expectation of privacy while in public
2) Those with warrants have already been engaged by the legal system and have been required to appear in court or surrender for arrest. In other words, there is at least reasonable belief that the person has to answer for some crime.
3) A hit is not enough for arrest, only for reasonable suspicion to detain the individual and work to confirm their identity.
Consider that the state of Florida has almost 1,000 homicide warrants. Now add in kidnapping and sexual assault warrants. Thousands of very dangerous people walking the streets. Now multiply by 50 states.
It would not be reasonable to pursue an arrest in the case of all warrants. Bench warrants for failure to appear for a traffic violation should be treated only with a notification of the individual that there is an outstanding warrant that needs to be cleared up.
Wasn't supposed t be a dumping ground for the dregs of world society either but here we are.