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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by diogenes4 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:36PM (#37757199)
> Most Western societies are also highly concerned with stability as well as personal freedom.

All states are at least seemingly concerned with balancing the collective and individual freedoms. Western ones just have the arrogance to claim they do it the best. If it's any consolation the chinese claim the same.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by rexpop on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @05:22PM (#37757750)
So, by your own words, there's plenty of arrogance to go around.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by diogenes4 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @06:17PM (#37758374)
Absolutely, the state prerogative is to presume excellence. That doesn't mean we need to take this attitude at face value as rational humans.
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