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Someone want to remind me how this is "Hacker news". Seriously people, we have reddit for this. Don't dilute this community.
by spencermiles 18y ago
Someone want to remind me how this is "Hacker news". Seriously people, we have reddit for this. Don't dilute this community.
- etal 18y agoSee gojomo's comment. The cops' techniques for "hacking" the judicial system are low-tech, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to think that hacker minds can solve problems beyond social web apps -- or in this case, a web app for sharing information might be the right way to look at the problem. Plenty of sites exist that deal with urban crime outside the judicial system: - ChicagoCrime.org (now EveryBlock.com) - Map mashups using data from Megan's Law registries - Some county traffic courts allow looking up offenses by the offender's name - Some courts also publish names and even mug shots of prostitution offenders I haven't seen this discussed in mainstream news beyond some worried mutterings about civil rights, and I think it's an interesting problem, so there you go. Now, hopefully, the discussion will focus on smart solutions instead of devolving into a collective rant about police.