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1. MikusR+22[view] [source] 2020-06-24 14:55:38
>>vermon+(OP)
Is that different from somebody getting arrested based on mistaken eyewitness.
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2. gnarba+N6[view] [source] 2020-06-24 15:15:49
>>MikusR+22
Nope. But It's certainly far more accurate than eyewitnesses. And will reduce the frequency of false positives. Compare this to "suspect is a 6' male approx 200lbs with a white shirt and blue jeans" and then having police frantically pick up everyone in the area that meets this description.

This is the story that gets attention though. Despite it representing an improvement in likely every potential metic you can measure.

The response is what is interesting to me. It triggers a 1984 reflex resulting in people attempting to reject a dramatic enchantment in law enforcement ostensibly because it is not perfect. Or because they believe it a threat to privacy. I think people who are rejecting it should dig deep into their assumptions and reasoning to examine why they are really opposed to technology like this.

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