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So a local sheriff is behaving badly. Sounds like those people should get a new sheriff. What is the larger significance here?

• hirundo 6y ago
  He's doing for a county what China is doing for a country. Some of us are concerned that the missing 'r' will be gradually added.
  • chmod600 6y ago
    The US is more of a federal system which somewhat protects us. I doubt there will be a national law saying that local police should look for illegal chickens. So you just vote the local people out or move. Maybe I am too optimistic?
    • throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      > I doubt there will be a national law saying that local police should look for illegal chickens Replace chickens with guns or immigrants. State/Local enforcement of those sets of laws is already a highly contentious issue.
    • Larrikin 6y ago
      What do you do when the legislatures pass laws that make it harder and harder for the people being harassed to vote?
      • chmod600 6y ago
        We can scale any problem into a worldwide issue if we use our imagination. But at some point, a local issue is just a local issue.
        • Larrikin 6y ago
          How is scaling to the state legislature scaling to a world wide issue?
• jdavis703 6y ago
  They aren’t the only law enforcement agency that attempts to predict future criminals. For example anyone can be put in California crime database called CalGang for activities such as eating lunch with a gang member. Cops will then give extra attention to people in this database. I think as people interested in technology we should be concerned about the algorithms and policies behind data-driven policing. Source: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/lapd-falsely-labeling-gang-members.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/lapd-falsely-labelin...