Comment on ICE's 'Frightening' Facial Recognition App is Scanning US Citizens Without Their Consent

• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Again, I don’t think it really does.

  Let’s say I identify an officer that shot a pepper ball at a protester. Let’s say I report it to the news, file a complaint, and file a lawsuit. Here’s what I expect to happen:

  • news agency runs a small piece on the incident, perhaps naming the officer, perhaps not
  • police does an internal investigation and determines the officer was acting within their duties
  • lawsuit is dropped because I don’t have standing (I’m not the victim), and if I did have standing, the agency might get fined and the officer retains their position

  That’s not real accountability IMO, real accountability would result in the officer getting investigated by the AG or something and potentially jailed for using excessive force.

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