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>>pseudo+(OP)
> Civil rights and privacy advocates have raised concerns about how the feature streamlined the reporting of suspicions about minor offenses, encouraging police to follow up on what would have otherwise been casual observations on social media.

Why is this a problem? Minor offenses are still offenses and they can often be very frustrating and problematic. They still deserve police attention where they constitute a violation of the law. Streamlining the process is a positive not negative, and the framing here just seems like these activist groups don’t want people to be held accountable.

>>throwa+Gc
The problem isn’t minor offences as such.

It’s the reporting of the suspicion.

I don’t need my neighbour calling the police on the suspicious of $minor_offence.