As part of an effort to stop perpetuating racial stereotypes, San Francisco police will stop making public the mug shots of people who have been arrested unless they pose a threat to the public.

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"Unless they pose a threat to the public" is the elastic clause here. A homeowner who brandishes a gun against a violent mob will be deemed to pose a threat, but a hobo serial rapist won't.