Flying Squid to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoPredictive Policing Software Is Terrible At Predicting Crimesthemarkup.orgexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@Perroboc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish62•9 months agoThat’s because you’re not engraving the suspects name in wooden balls based on the dreams of 3 people sleeping in some weird hot tubs.
minus-squareGyromobilelinkfedilinkEnglish33•9 months agoTo be honest in the US, most crimes are already Minority Reports
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilink21•9 months agoTurns out if you just assume any minority is always guilty of a crime and only take action against them, the statistics back up your assumptions instead of reality!
minus-squareTammo-Korsailinkfedilink8•9 months agoLock up people with major mental health issues, as well!
That’s because you’re not engraving the suspects name in wooden balls based on the dreams of 3 people sleeping in some weird hot tubs.
To be honest in the US, most crimes are already Minority Reports
Turns out if you just assume any minority is always guilty of a crime and only take action against them, the statistics back up your assumptions instead of reality!
Lock up people with major mental health issues, as well!