The OP appears to be talking about just mapping demographic datasets, plenty of software does that today and isn't accused of being racist. The issue you linke

The OP appears to be talking about just mapping demographic datasets, plenty of software does that today and isn't accused of being racist. The issue you linked to seems different. I agree that the headline is hysterical, but the patent mentions, among other sensible ideas, that it would plot paths factoring in demographic data. Which is just plain weird when you already have crime data available.