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I don't know much about US history, but I know this happened in the 50s, so "safe 1950s America" may require an asterisk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_

• CyberRabbi 6y ago
  Wow that’s the first time I’ve heard of Emmett Till. Thanks for bringing than to my attention. That anecdote is very relevant to a discussion about long term trends in aggregate crime rate statistics. Reminds me of how the exceptional case of the Therac 25 shows us that medical devices are generally dangerous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
  • aaron695 6y ago
    Therac 25 saved lives. Yes is had critical errors that caused harm, but it was also life saving machinery. To be taken seriously on this topic, you need to look at harm vs good. And unfortunately perceived harm as well, since we live in a clown land and it affects reality. Therac 25 did stop a lot of innovation because of societies unwillingness to accept computer errors equivocal to human errors.
    • CyberRabbi 6y ago
      You make a great point about how the perception and narrative around the exceptional case of the Therac 25 held society back.