Re:Why facial recognition has led to false arrests
by vkou on Monday August 24, 2020 @03:28PM
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If policing was rigorous, we wouldn't need judges or juries.
Police should be assumed to not be rigorous in pursuit of their duties. They should be assumed to look for positive pieces of evidence, not exculpatory ones.
Given those two facts about the world, giving them more tools that are only capable of producing positive pieces[1] of evidence (within a confidence level below 100%) will result in more false arrests.
[1] These facial recognition systems point them at suspects - they never exonerate a pre-supposed suspect.
Police should be assumed to not be rigorous in pursuit of their duties. They should be assumed to look for positive pieces of evidence, not exculpatory ones.
Given those two facts about the world, giving them more tools that are only capable of producing positive pieces[1] of evidence (within a confidence level below 100%) will result in more false arrests.
[1] These facial recognition systems point them at suspects - they never exonerate a pre-supposed suspect.