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1. lazyjo+ys[view] [source] 2020-06-22 20:25:59
>>pseudo+(OP)
They are complaining about "racial bias" in predictive policing products. This "racial bias" is composed of data collected from crime statistics. If reality doesn't support the ideology, reality must be ignored. This is the sorry state of academia nowadays.
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2. josefr+4u[view] [source] 2020-06-22 20:30:45
>>lazyjo+ys
"It is simply too easy to create a ‘scientific’ veneer for racism."

It seems, law enforcement was using data to create their own reality.

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3. lazyjo+jx[view] [source] 2020-06-22 20:42:31
>>josefr+4u
No, it seems certain mathematicians simply assume this to be the case without any scientific argument behind it.

Perhaps it's just too easy to call something "racism" just because we don't like it?

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