Re:Launch HN: Promise (YC W18) – Cost-effective, more humane...
by jstarfish on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @08:17PM
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This is awesome.
It's a low-tech solution to solve a common social problem. It could actually improve something for the lives of the plebes, as opposed to exploiting them through more advanced surveillance algorithms or other Machiavellian annoyances.
I worked on a rural drug court that did a lot of pretrial diversions; if we jailed every offender we'd have been living in a ghost town. Prison does not help the lives of people predisposed to addiction and due process is often a joke, especially when the charges are weak. Anything you can do to mitigate this in places with less progressive judges is an improvement.
It's a low-tech solution to solve a common social problem. It could actually improve something for the lives of the plebes, as opposed to exploiting them through more advanced surveillance algorithms or other Machiavellian annoyances.
I worked on a rural drug court that did a lot of pretrial diversions; if we jailed every offender we'd have been living in a ghost town. Prison does not help the lives of people predisposed to addiction and due process is often a joke, especially when the charges are weak. Anything you can do to mitigate this in places with less progressive judges is an improvement.
Best of luck to you!