Re:Pasco, Florida’s predictive policing system monitors and ...
by ericwood on Thursday September 03, 2020 @02:39PM
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Moving is expensive, and leaving a city means leaving behind existing support networks (friends, family, etc.). I'd imagine many people don't have that kind of mobility and moving is simply not an option.
Re:Pasco, Florida’s predictive policing system monitors and ...
by throwaway0a5e on Thursday September 03, 2020 @03:08PM
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MLK had a quote about injustice that seems highly relevant to this kind of thing.
I would prefer to fight the fires where they start. There are half a dozen states barreling toward a cliff because a generation of Californian's were told "just leave if you don't like it" (and if you don't like that example I could just as easily come up with an East coast one). Price out a condo in Denver if you don't believe me.
Re:Pasco, Florida’s predictive policing system monitors and ...
by artofgo on Thursday September 03, 2020 @03:24PM
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Could you expand on what you mean exactly by your barreling quote?
Re:Pasco, Florida’s predictive policing system monitors and ...
by pchristensen on Thursday September 03, 2020 @04:39PM
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I assume they meant "barreling towards the exact same problems and policies that make California an unlivable hellhole today." That's usually the context when people talk about Californians migrating to other Western states.
This may look like defeat. It is. At the larger scale this would mean cops are running certain people out of town. That is evil. But at the scale of an individual or family, particularly when mental health is an issue, what is best is to not be involved in an escalating situation. Pull up stakes and move somewhere with less oppressive policies.