Chicago PD's Big Data: using pseudoscience to justify racial profiling
Kipple Herder wrote: As a Chicagoan with friends on the CPD who work these beats, i must say, you are an idiot.Take a stroll in Englewood sometime, please.You have no idea. Read full topic
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IronEdithKidd wrote: You can't cheapen a word that already possesses a negative connotation. Read full topic
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Kipple Herder wrote: I guess what i don't get is why this is more offensive to people than PRISM or any of the domestic spying programs; it's not terribly dissimilar. The primary difference is this is...
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chgoliz wrote: As a Chicagoan who lives within walking distance of Englewood, and who has walked around in the neighborhood (during the day) many times and driven through it quite a lot, I can tell...
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gilbert wham wrote: sean_mckibbon said: If I imagine the best possible use of this tool it's not for police visits of the sort described, but used instead to put social workers and social safety net...
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Gregory Bloom wrote: I can't speak to the models being used in this case, but I have worked with a group whose job was statistical modeling of consumer behavior for the purpose of risk management. For...
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chenille wrote: thezenofkipple said: I guess what i don't get is why this is more offensive to people than PRISM or any of the domestic spying programs; it's not terribly dissimilar. In case you...
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Gregory Bloom wrote: There's a balance that must be struck, obviously. If policies result in fewer homicides, but also erode the pursuit of happiness of the people affected by the policies, someone...
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Fabian F. wrote: gjbloom said: If Chicago PD is able to demonstrate a statistically significant impact on crime from the policies suggested by their model, is there really much room for complaint?...
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Mindy Clegg wrote: aluchko said: I don't get the claim that it's pseudoscience, the technical champion seems to be a legitimate academic and the approach is widely used. So was eugenics. Read full topic
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chenille wrote: gjbloom said: How many homicides are we willing to tolerate in exchange for not hassling how many "at risk" citizens? Who should decide that trade-off? Difficult questions. It seems...
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Charlie wrote: Well, you're all on the same forum as me, so you're all suspect now. I am well known to be violent; I mean, look at my avatar for chrissakes. The police will get around to visiting you...
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Acer Platanoides wrote: Oh I am pretty sure nobody made you say that. But you're very sweet with your little anecdotes and those fabulous red herrings, and that ad homimen is to die for. I have every...
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Acer Platanoides wrote: gjbloom said: If Chicago PD is able to demonstrate a statistically significant impact on crime from the policies suggested by their model, is there really much room for...
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chgoliz wrote: Don't worry: my avatar cancels yours out. We're all safe, thanks to the law of averages. Read full topic
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Aaron Luchko wrote: I seriously doubt they're using this system to go after pot users. Most likely they're using it to go after gangs, people who are at risk of getting into shootouts (though there...
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Aaron Luchko wrote: You're just assuming the worst answer to every question, so let me give you the best answer instead: Polama said: That's how you're going to help the kid, by telling his teachers...
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bwv812 wrote: aluchko said: I seriously doubt they're using this system to go after pot users. Most likely they're using it to go after gangs, people who are at risk of getting into shootouts (though...
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Acer Platanoides wrote: aluchko said: By asking them for their input, they might say, no he's a good kid and the prediction is BS, or they might say yeah, the kid really needs help. But there are...
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GlyphGryph wrote: Okay, ignoring the fact that you've made no argument that this is scientific, merely that it's useful, I'll move on to dealing with your arguments, though they are pretty unrelated....
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