San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recognition use in the city

Re:San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recogn... by warning26 on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @10:23PM (#19032352)

I wholeheartedly disagree. More toilets won't fix the problem -- I suspect they could even potentially worsen the issue by making the city a more attractive place for the beyond-hope.

Fixing the mental heath system that Reagan dismantled would be a far better approach, and a persistent camera + facial recognition system could allow for more effective identification of those that would benefit from commitment.

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Re:San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recogn... by wahern on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @11:07PM (#19032559)

The ACLU, psychiatrists, and other reformers are more culpable than Reagan. Deinstitutionalization started long before 1980. See, e.g.,

  https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/30/science/how-release-of-mental-patients-began.html

Some amount of reform was needed, but the deinstitutionalization that occurred was too extreme, too rapid, and lacked adequate backstops. Politicians were just doing what they were told by lawyers and psychiatrists, and they were eager to comply because it meant huge cuts in spending.

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Re:San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recogn... by baroffoos on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @11:36PM (#19032715)

So you are saying anyone who can't afford the insane price of having a house with a toilet in SF is mentally ill?

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Re:San Francisco proposal would ban government facial recogn... by tropo on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @12:36AM (#19032959)

If they remain in SF, yes. Departure is a reasonable option.

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