This story is a specific example of a big phenomenon in our legal system, caused by technology.
Information technology begets an ever-growing ocean of records. Records are irresistable to a legal investigation. Any investigation naturally wants to delve into all the relevant records. The relevant records in a drunk driving case include even the source code of the breathalyzer used to determine the driver was drunk.
Net result: legal investigations and prosecutions grow ever more expensive and difficult to close. In any controversy, there are always more records to inspect and argue about.
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This story is a specific example of a big phenomenon in our legal system, caused by technology.
Information technology begets an ever-growing ocean of records. Records are irresistable to a legal investigation. Any investigation naturally wants to delve into all the relevant records. The relevant records in a drunk driving case include even the source code of the breathalyzer used to determine the driver was drunk.
Net result: legal investigations and prosecutions grow ever more expensive and difficult to close. In any controversy, there are always more records to inspect and argue about.