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1. VWWHFS+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-24 14:47:17
sounds like this guy is about to get a big payday.
replies(3): >>avs733+N >>ncalla+T >>whatsh+Y1
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2. avs733+N[view] [source] 2020-06-24 14:51:04
>>VWWHFS+(OP)
at tax payer expense.
replies(1): >>dfxm12+22
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3. ncalla+T[view] [source] 2020-06-24 14:51:42
>>VWWHFS+(OP)
That and we might get some kind of judicial ruling that current incarnations of facial recognition software are racially based.

It would be a great result if a court declared that the use of racially biased facial recognition software is a violation of the 14th amendment violation, and enjoined PDs from using such software unless it can be demonstrated to be free of racial bias.

replies(2): >>ChrisM+b1 >>raxxor+O4
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4. ChrisM+b1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 14:53:57
>>ncalla+T
Might have something to do with the...monochromatic...makeup of most software company C-suites.

Fortunately, that is changing, but not that quickly.

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5. whatsh+Y1[view] [source] 2020-06-24 14:57:21
>>VWWHFS+(OP)
Will he? I thought it was pretty hard to win cases against the police. What does the evidence about the practicality of pursuing police for torts say here, and for that matter what kind of evidence should we be looking for?
replies(2): >>VWWHFS+N2 >>dfxm12+l3
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6. dfxm12+22[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 14:57:28
>>avs733+N
It must be frustrating to be a taxpayer, demanding to defund the police while simultaneously having to pay for their mistakes.

If only their elected officials would listen to them...

replies(1): >>avs733+eW1
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7. VWWHFS+N2[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 15:01:26
>>whatsh+Y1
most cases are settled by the city/county before it goes to court
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8. dfxm12+l3[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 15:03:51
>>whatsh+Y1
One can file a civil case for false arrest. However, thanks to the qualified immunity cops enjoy coupled with the newness of the facial recognition technology, it will be very hard to prove that they obviously violated clearly established law. Maybe the cops will even point their fingers at the software.

Maybe he can go after the makers of the facial recognition software, but they can probably point their finger at the cops for using it wrong.

So, in any case, the guy will be left with a big legal bill.

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9. raxxor+O4[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-24 15:09:42
>>ncalla+T
Facial recognition is a solution to a problem we don't have. It is the smartwatch of ML.
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10. avs733+eW1[view] [source] [discussion] 2020-06-25 01:28:52
>>dfxm12+22
For starters, you would think that

* Revenue from tickets/fines/etc. shouldn't go to into police pockets or it just incentives rent seeking behavior by people with law enforcement powers

* Settlements should come out of their budget not city insurance.

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