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Re:Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsear... by mikem170 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:01PM (#28228225)
I've heard of this, going back a year or two. The sheriff's target the households presented by the algorithms with the intention of fining, arresting, and otherwise legally harassing the targeted families in an attempt to drive them out of town.

Selective enforcement of laws is a problem, and there are plenty of laws to selectively enforce.

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Re:Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsear... by dillondoyle on Thursday August 19, 2021 @05:36PM (#28239666)
It's not even enforcement it's before any crimes, or after a crime has been adjudicated. What's worse the article shows that the visits induce crimes because of police behavior...

But yeah for sure on selective enforcement = super biased. On race and wealth.

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