« on: March 27, 2024, 04:29:28 pm »
What's in the reefer in Cali?
https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/03/27/lego-head-mugshots-add-to-californias-debate-on-policing-and-privacy/?p1=hp_featureboxLego head mugshots add to California’s debate on policing and privacyBy STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
updated on March 27, 2024 | 10:02 AMLOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media.
The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis to cover people’s faces in posts on social sites since at least early 2023. But the altered photos went viral last week after the department posted a statement about its policy, prompting several news articles and, later, the request from Lego.
“Why the covered faces?” the department wrote March 18 in an Instagram post that featured five people in a lineup, their faces covered by Lego heads with varying expressions. The post went on to reference a California law that took effect Jan. 1, limiting departments in sharing mugshots on social media. ...
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