Re:Chinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
by danschumann on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @11:37PM
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I don't know, I feel like neighborhoods where no one has outstanding warrants would be more desirable than neighborhoods with many.
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Re:Chinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
by thatcat on Thursday February 08, 2018 @12:35AM
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You're making a false comparision between none and many when it seems like a few would be a much nicer place to live after accounting for civil offenses and the points made by parent.
This technology puts a human face to technological surveillance, there has to be some minimum psychological cost for everyone there which may outweigh the claimed benefits.
Re:Chinese police don high-tech glasses to nab suspects
by analog31 on Thursday February 08, 2018 @12:52AM
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Do we even know what an "outstanding warrant" consists of in China? Granted, I may be naieve about what it represents in the US, but I hope it's something that comes from a reasonably transparent and fair process. In a totalitarian state, it could mean something else.
The question becomes: Who is being rounded up, and why? This seems more important than the specific technology used.
I happen to live in a neighborhood where the very presence of a police officer would attract notice.