Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by trimethylpurine on Sunday January 25, 2026 @04:59PM
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>What is stopping this lowlife
Same as with all other crime, we hope it's the law that stops him. We hope that more policemen want to be good men than bad.
The illusion of safety is based on the honor system. Society doesn't work without that.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by direwolf20 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @05:51PM
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Does it actually work like we hope it does?
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by AndrewKemendo on Sunday January 25, 2026 @07:50PM
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No and it never has
It only works for people the state expects significant amounts of money from (taxes don’t count)
Don’t expect a government to help you unless you’re one of its larger donors
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by trimethylpurine on Monday January 26, 2026 @03:06AM
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Depends where, I think. Where your neighbors are mostly honorable, it mostly works. There are plenty of nice neighborhoods, and no shortage of bad ones either, sadly.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by mrmlz on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:17AM
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It has worked great in Sweden until a decade or so ago! Depends on the population and general sense of community.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by llbbdd on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:46PM
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it does, yeah. people love to examine exceptions and determine that the system they appeared within should be dismantled, it's all over the place.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by gf000 on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:26AM
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Arguably, there are countries where it's pretty damn effective.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by brendoelfrendo on Sunday January 25, 2026 @08:39PM
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That assumes that the people who enforce the law want good people to be police officers, and that has never been the case. It is certainly not the case with our current ICE officers.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by trimethylpurine on Monday January 26, 2026 @02:35AM
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It doesn't assume anything. It's literally what's happening right now. All of your neighbors don't want to steal all of your stuff. Think about the fact that this is only true in certain places, regardless of what laws exist. Laws have very little effect on criminal behavior. Your peers being cool people are all that really protects your safety and your property.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by SpaceNoodled on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @11:47AM
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Sounds like the solution to crime is therefore to mitigate the factors that precipitate it. If people steal in order to meet their basic needs, then providing basic housing and medical care to all should see a reduction in crime.
Re:ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data
by trimethylpurine on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:09PM
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I can agree. Now who will do the building and who will pay them to do it?
What is stopping this lowlife from going after his ex-wife, or one of those cops by using databases that they have access to? We know from journalists going through the process that there's no curation or training involved to join ICE specifically.
But this goes beyond them. We know that cops can be corrupt to, we know politicians can be corrupt to, what is stopping any of these people from using private data to not only go after their spouses, but also business rivals, and people who slight them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_1X7MVrnPY