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> police scanners relay police knowledge about suspected crimes. If I'm physically stabbed during the commission of a suspected crime, the material reality of
by scarmig 4y ago
> police scanners relay police knowledge about suspected crimes.
If I'm physically stabbed during the commission of a suspected crime, the material reality of my bleeding out is more relevant to me than whether or not a judge and jury will decide whether it was a crime or not.
It's good that government maximizes false negatives in exchange for fewer false positives. But when it comes to determining my day to day life, it's everyone's prerogative to choose a different tradeoff.