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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by pc86 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @08:58AM (#37764419)
"Making all consensual acts legal" is certainly an easy strawman to argue against, but maybe there's a middle ground between that anarchist hellscape and "owning this fish that is not explicitly illegal in the US but is illegal in Honduras can land you in federal prison."[0]

[0] https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?si=SRgwkNR5fef7m3M4&t=308

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by bumby on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:14AM (#37765516)
Assuming my reply is advocating for those types of policies is a strawman as well. Central to my post is that there needs to be a balance.
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