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orthoclad

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35. I think the police departments should be a part of

Reply to erronis (Reply #15)

Sun Aug 6, 2023, 11:13 PM

Aug 2023

the class action suits in order to pressure them to change policy, but taking down the profiteering tech bros would get the biggest bang. Make these fools afraid to release dangerous tech into the wild.

Maybe sue the administrative drones who approved the use of facial rec. They might not be police, and thus might not be qualified immune.

It's ironic that the citizenry who are victims of bad police behavior have to pay for bad police behavior. Now THAT is a racket.

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Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2023 OP

I did not even have to read the piece to know that she is Black. niyad Aug 2023 #1

Yep. orthoclad Aug 2023 #4

Right? CrispyQ Aug 2023 #10

WTH? I see a slight resemblence in the tip of the nose and that's it. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #14

You do know those are two photos of the same person, right? Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #16

That's the "buggy wetware" part Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #17

I'm one of those folks who, until 2.5 years ago Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #18

Hope none of those were as bad as the one, above Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #20

Just graduated from 3 month monitoring Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #21

That's good news! Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #25

I have not gotten a clear answer, Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #29

The badly focused photo is her mug shot for driving with an expired license. LisaL Aug 2023 #22

It's not just badly focused Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #23

They are both photos of her. LisaL Aug 2023 #24

I know that Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #27

I had no trouble recognizing both photos being the same person. LisaL Aug 2023 #28

No Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #30

Of course they have to conduct searching for black people cause they all look alike MagickMuffin Aug 2023 #2

"Train" an AI? orthoclad Aug 2023 #6

AI KentuckyWoman Aug 2023 #8

+1 2naSalit Aug 2023 #12

they didnt do any actual investigating after the facial match came up? just ran with it? bullimiami Aug 2023 #3

They had a robbery victim view a photo line up and he picked the same photo. LisaL Aug 2023 #26

Still not good enough. bullimiami Aug 2023 #32

Nobody is saying it's good enough. LisaL Aug 2023 #34

Class action civil rights lawsuit orthoclad Aug 2023 #5

Yep. KentuckyWoman Aug 2023 #7

Yes, laws to stop it, but orthoclad Aug 2023 #9

Exactly. 2naSalit Aug 2023 #13

Law suits against the "system" are paid by the taxpayer. Better to target the tech sector erronis Aug 2023 #15

I think the police departments should be a part of orthoclad Aug 2023 #35

Sounds like the city of Detroit owes someone about $10 million DFW Aug 2023 #11

When are cops going to be held accountable? LiberalFighter Aug 2023 #19

They're designed not to be, so. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2023 #31

Two things: orthoclad Aug 2023 #36

ACAB nt Arazi Aug 2023 #33