Why facial recognition has led to false arrests

Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by freeone3000 on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:13AM (#24261438)

Ah, but the laws themselves are unjust. Stealing $5 from your work till is an imprisonable offense, stealing $100 from your employee's paycheck may result in you having to pay it back.

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by sudosysgen on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:24AM (#24261536)

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

   - Anatole France

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by SpicyLemonZest on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:40AM (#24261682)

Again, I agree the law is unjust in some ways! Many forms of wage theft ought to be crimes.

What doesn't make sense to me is the implication that decriminalizing petty theft would make the law more just. If people go around stealing $5 all the time, Walmart can absorb that loss - the guy who's flat broke until his paycheck this Friday can't.

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by vorpalhex on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:42AM (#24261696)

> Stealing $5 from your work till is an imprisonable offense

Unless you pointed a gun or knife at your coworker, no it's not.

> but the laws themselves are unjust

Then address the laws and move to change them.

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Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests by vertex-four on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:45PM (#24262444)

> Unless you pointed a gun or knife at your coworker, no it's not.

Technically, yes, it is in most states if the judge wanted to throw the book at you (for example, if you've ever committed a crime before) - https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federa... - and not only that but three strikes laws can result in imprisonment even if it wasn't.

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