Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn’t commit.

  • cryptosporidium140@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    All this for fucking Sunglass Hut… But also, our jail system is ridiculous. Nobody should be unsafe in jail. And the fact that people are put in real danger due to an accusation is beyond broken.

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      8 months ago

      I find this sentiment… a bit wishy washy.

      When someone bad goes to prison it’s “I hope he gets his ass beat”, when someone innocent goes to prison it’s “how could they let this happen??”

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        8 months ago

        Most people saying anything around those lines doesn’t actually care about justice or doing the right thing, they just want someone to come to harm, and it not be their fault or responsibility.

        It’s like anonymity online. As long as they aren’t directly involved they are fine with it.

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        8 months ago

        This is the second time this week I’ve come across someone equating two very different stances held by people in the same group to everyone in the group holding both opinions

        A friendly reminder that groups aren’t real, they’re in our heads - every group is just a bunch of individual people.

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          Yeah do you understand how people shit out platitudes about hoping no one gets hurt when it’s someone innocent then turn and say the opposite when it’s someone they hate?

          Look at comments when pedos go to jail.

          It’s there. Every time.

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            8 months ago

            But those people that wish other humans such bad stuff are most likely not the same people as those who wish that nobody gets hurt. There are many people in the planet and only few comment on posts. And often comments are written out of emotion and not rational. And people who see one kind of posts may not see the other kind of posts due to filter they have set, which as well creates bias. Always remember that.

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              8 months ago

              I guess that’s a good point. I can’t guarantee the same people are switching opinions as I thought

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    8 months ago

    I don’t care if the facial recognition worked exactly as it was supposed to, with 100% accuracy (I know, we are in fantasy land here, but stay with this hypothetical), WTF? Nobody in jail deserves that. Also I’m thinking, does everyone who goes to that jail get beat up and gang raped? It just makes news if it’s the “wrong” guy?

    • ExLisper@linux.community
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      8 months ago

      There’s a great show on Netflix called ‘60 days in’. It’s silly and exploitative on the surface but read between the lines and you will learn a lot about the justice system in US. It’s basically designed to dehumanize and torture people with no presumption of innocence or any safeguards. The only goal is to punish as many people as possible. That’s what the society expects from it and people that run it are happy to deliver.

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    8 months ago

    I’m not surprised to hear this took place in Texas. Southerners seem to see jail and prison violence as a feature rather than an issue.