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Re:Data journalism busts speeding cops, wins Pulitzer by fyi80 on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @11:08PM (#5562434)
> And, machines tend to have no discretion.

This a feature, that protects and racism and classism.

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Re:Data journalism busts speeding cops, wins Pulitzer by fnordfnordfnord on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @07:53AM (#5563882)
> that protects and racism

You've got a point.

>and classism.

Meh, I'm not so sure about that one, and really, in both cases it depends where the machines are sited.

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Re:Data journalism busts speeding cops, wins Pulitzer by pc86 on Wednesday April 17, 2013 @10:49AM (#5564776)
By that logic it doesn't protect against racism either.
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