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Re:Facial recognition rolled out by London police sparking h... by fao_ on Saturday June 30, 2018 @06:41AM (#17430312)
How is attacking the demographics of crime working for America, and the other countries that do that? As far as I understand, the efficacy of profiling is extremely poor
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Re:Facial recognition rolled out by London police sparking h... by 18pfsmt on Saturday June 30, 2018 @11:19AM (#17431132)
Thankfully, racial-profiling is against the law in the US. Unfortunately, some involved in law enforcement do it anyway (sometimes unintentionally), and when they are caught they are disciplined.
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Re:Facial recognition rolled out by London police sparking h... by forapurpose on Saturday June 30, 2018 @11:50AM (#17431247)
> when they are caught they are disciplined

Under Trump and Attorney General Sessions, the Department of Justice said they were shutting down investigations of police departments for civil rights issues. (I don't remember the exact details.)

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Re:Facial recognition rolled out by London police sparking h... by jakelazaroff on Saturday June 30, 2018 @09:46PM (#17433647)
Not sure why parent is getting downvoted; this is a thing that's actually happening. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ag-sessions-says-trump-...
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