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A Florida Sheriff Launched An Algorithm To Predict Who Will Commit Crime
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:06 pm
It didn't work that well.
Business Insider
quote:
A central Florida sheriff built an algorithm meant to predict which people in his jurisdiction were likely to commit a crime in the future.
But according to a six-month investigation published this week by The Tampa Bay Times, the high-tech tool deployed by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office didn't lead to a reduction in violent crime — instead, dozens of families singled out by the algorithm said they were routinely harassed by deputies, even when there was no evidence of a specific crime.
In September of 2019, deputies reportedly showed up at 15-year-old Rio Wotjecki's door because the algorithm had determined that Wotjecki was one of the county's "Top 5" at risk of committing more crimes.
Before that, Wotjecki had only been arrested one time, a year prior, for sneaking into a carport and stealing motorized bicycles. He served time in juvenile detention for that offense, and hadn't committed any subsequent crimes — but because of the algorithm, police showed up at Wotjecki's house to question him at least 21 times beginning with that September visit, Wotjecki's mother told The Tampa Bay Times.
Business Insider
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:07 pm to OweO
this seems like an egregious violation of 4th amendment rights.
a pox on this sheriff's house.
a pox on this sheriff's house.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:11 pm to OweO
Does this Sheriff have some Precogs working for him. What an asshat.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:11 pm to OweO
quote:
Algorithm
if suspect.ownsPitbull() likelihood++;
if suspect.knowsDad() likelihood--;
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:12 pm to OweO
Dude watched minority report one too many times.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:12 pm to OweO
quote:
but because of the algorithm, police showed up at Wotjecki's house to question him at least 21 times beginning with that September visi
I bet that dude was so fricking confused
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:15 pm to wileyjones
quote:
if suspect.ownsPitbull() likelihood++;
if suspect.knowsDad() likelihood -= 100000;
I fixed your bug
Posted on 9/10/20 at 4:42 pm to LordSaintly
You don’t need an algorithm to predict who will commit crimes.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 5:07 pm to OweO
frick business insider, cuckboy.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 5:30 pm to OweO
How did the consulting company that pitched and sold this idea manage to stay out of the news.
It would have been hilarious to be there when they were doing the sales pitch.
It would have been hilarious to be there when they were doing the sales pitch.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:36 pm to BeepNode
quote:
How did the consulting company that pitched and sold this idea manage to stay out of the news.
It says the Sheriff built it himself and I assume he rolled it out without doing much testing...
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:37 pm to OweO
Was it like when the google algorithm showed a couple of black people under gorillas?
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:40 pm to OweO
The kid can’t commit crimes when the sheriff is all up in his business.
They ruined the results by interference.
They ruined the results by interference.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:41 pm to OweO
This is some shite I’d expect China to pull
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:41 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Yeah, don't they say increased police presence reduces crime? They were doing that kid a favor
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:42 pm to OweO
No surprise the Florida Man precogs were wrong every time.
Posted on 9/10/20 at 6:43 pm to Peter Venkman
quote:
You don’t need an algorithm to predict who will commit crimes
To quote Ron White "that's profiling, a d profiling is wrong."
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