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No, by they might filter for traits like less likely to commit a crime. Given that African Americans commit roughly half of all crime in America (last time I r
by scottLobster 5y ago
No, by they might filter for traits like less likely to commit a crime. Given that African Americans commit roughly half of all crime in America (last time I read the FBI data), such an algorithm would get really racist, really fast if left to itself.
- pseudalopex 5y agoBlack people made up 26.6% of 2019 arrests according to FBI data.[1] And arrests and crimes aren't the same. Few wage thieves are arrested for example. [1] https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/tables/table-43 https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-...