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Regardless of if the person performed the crime or how clear it was that they did it, being able to review the algorithm should be their right just as much as i
by lghh 9y ago
Regardless of if the person performed the crime or how clear it was that they did it, being able to review the algorithm should be their right just as much as it would seem to be if it was a questionable arrest.
- rm_-rf_slash 9y agoAgreed. The "what if it's me" response ought to be felt by everybody. And algorithms used in criminal justice cases should be open and reviewable. I made my comment above because it's easy to read "6 years...algorithmic sentencing...unaccountable" and miss the fact that this sentencing was given to a dangerous man with multiple prior convictions.
- cortesoft 9y agoRight, but the fact that he was deserving of the punishment doesn't change anything; he still has a right to know the rules for what sentenced him.
- rm_-rf_slash 9y agoTechnically, the rules were already there. Absent the algorithm, regular sentencing guidelines would have given him 6 years either way.
- tj-teej 9y agoIn the US I believe there is a Constitutional Right to meet your accuser in Court, I'm not a lawyer, but I wonder if that factors in...
- mhh__ 9y agoIndeed. Any other than complete transparency in matters like this just weakens the verdict. IMO, at least.