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Why is the ACLU against Navas proposal?

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Why is the ACLU against Navas proposal?

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Navarro: Current law makes it crime not to report to police certain crimes against young people under 14 years of age. The Nava proposal would make it crime not to report certain crimes against people of any age. Americans value our liberty and the limitations on government. Our criminal justice system is designed to determine wrongdoing and wrongful intent. This bill, however, does not require either wrongful intent or a wrongful act. Someone who is merely at the wrong place at the wrong would be considered a criminal if they fail to report a crime they witness. Youth Radio: How does this proposal affect people’s rights? Navarro: [It] makes it a crime to be at the wrong place at the wrong time if you fail to report what you have seen. This bill does not consider that people may have very good reasons not to report crimes. For example, some communities fear that law enforcement will [not] be able to protect them if they report on certain gang members. People may be traumatized by what

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