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Congrats Matt. I hope you kick some serious ass. I have my reservations about automating administrative and criminal law, but I think you have found a spot wher
by DanielBMarkham 10y ago
Congrats Matt. I hope you kick some serious ass. I have my reservations about automating administrative and criminal law, but I think you have found a spot where what you are doing is needed and can help a lot of people. I'm within a couple of hours' drive from DC. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.
- tptacek 10y agoYou shouldn't have reservations about automating criminal law. One of the great injustices of our time is the overloaded criminal court system, which can hold defendants for years before they see a courtroom due to the time it takes to handle simple pre-trial motions.
- DanielBMarkham 10y agoClarification: we have too many people in jail. Automated systems that allow even more people to be jailed with little human intervention are what I am talking about. Not people getting their day in court.
- tptacek 10y agoNo. A slower justice system increases the number of people in jail, which is where defendants are held before trial. Sentences also need to be ratcheted back sharply across the board. But it's fallacious to suggest that improving the efficiency of the justice system will harm efforts to reduce mass incarceration.
- DanielBMarkham 10y agoWe can argue another day. The purpose of my post was to offer congratulations and offer help, not debate the effect of automation on the criminal justice system. (Gotta love HN)
- spacecowboy_lon 10y agoYou should read the BuSab novels by Herbet if you think there might not be a downside to a 100% efficient bureaucracy.