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Here is the main header rather than the baited title: Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. It monitors and harasses f
by sakebomb 6y ago
Here is the main header rather than the baited title:
Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens.
It monitors and harasses families across the county.
- bergstromm466 6y ago> Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. That title would not be critical at all. This is about surveillance tech and systemic oppression. I think the title is very fitting. "As they make checks, deputies feed information back into the system, not just on the people they target, but on family members, friends and anyone else in the target’s orbit. In the past two years alone, two of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies have scrapped similar programs following public outcries and reports documenting serious flaws." and "Criminal justice experts said they were stunned by the agency’s practices. They compared the tactics to child abuse, mafia harassment and surveillance that could be expected under an authoritarian regime."
- mc32 6y agoI agree it’s state surveillance and would say systemic harassment and intimidation but I don’t see the oppression angle.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoEven if "police state" is an appropriate characterization, it's surely wrong for the title to say that all of Florida is subject to this one county's program.