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IIAOPSW
2542 days ago
>or they just don't give a shit about false postives in the slightest and they use it as justification to randomly stop and search people.
We already have this. Look up the false positive rate of drug sniffing dogs.
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sathackr
2542 days ago
This. Easiest way to circumvent the 4th amendment. Get the dog to bark.
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ceejayoz
2542 days ago
Yup. Basically, it's Clever Hans (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans
) weaponized against the populace. Doesn't even have to be conscious on the part of the handler.
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