Re:How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City
by ufmace on Monday September 26, 2016 @01:38AM
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Do you honestly believe that anybody is selling loose cigarettes in suburbia? I wouldn't say that it's never happened, but I'd bet it's rare enough that even if cops made it a top priority, they'd have a tough time finding anybody doing it.
But that doesn't really matter anyways. I thought we were talking about not throwing people in jail and giving them criminal records for petty crimes. If a black guy gets in trouble for, say, selling loose cigarettes, is he supposed to feel better knowing that if a white guy in a different neighborhood did the same thing, that guy would be getting in trouble too? Is that really the best we can do here? I'd rather try and find a way to not throw him in jail in the first place.
Re:How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City
by jonathankoren on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @01:41AM
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I knew white kids that sold loose cigarettes in school. Depends on where you look I guess.
You're just upset you got called on a false dichotomy.
The problem isn't the law. The problem is the selective enforcement. It's the selective suspicion. It's the selective police state.
Do you honestly believe that some cop in white suburbia is going to care about loose cigarettes? No way.