On: The Messy Consequences of the Golden State Killer Case

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Rape (and related crimes) and Murder are both crimes which have a large external cost and where there is a reasonable chance at repetition.

The value to society of catching the perps in these cases is large enough to make giving police access on a case-by-case basis worth it.

[mc32 → radicalbyte]

And also vicious physical assaults. They can leave people injured for life.

[dmitrygr → radicalbyte]

> value to society of catching the perps in these cases is large enough

That is for a judge to decide. While signing (or not) a warrant