Submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.theverge.com/news/798681/police-stop-pulling-ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prank
The AI #homelessmanprank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.
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“it could even ‘cause a SWAT response.’”
Well, instead of calling on the pranksters to stop, maybe ask yourself why you’d send in a fucking SWAT team over reports of a homeless dude.
As per the article, because parents are reporting it as home invasions with a minor present
Anyone else getting the 502 bad gateway error when clicking the link? Could just be my network setup but I don’t know why any of it would be blocking archive.is.
Round Rock Police Patrol Division Commander Andy McKinney told NBC that it could even “cause a SWAT response.”
Yeah, completely normal and well-adjusted response to a homeless person trespassing in a house 😑
This is hilarious.
Blame the companies that push ai. all their fault. not the parents for calling police, not the kids for using the tools given to them … it’s the corporation’s pushing this ai crap. charge them
Aeao@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“ dehumanizes homeless people”
I mean… kinda… but it brings a lot of light to the stigma around homeless people too.
I’ve known a lot of homeless people. They aren’t monsters who murder children.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Doesn’t matter how well dressed you are, if somebody’s in my house because they claimed they knew me, I’d be demanding they get kicked out too