[suryabeep]

And it ruins the lives of the 9 incorrect matches, because of the way the legal system works in America. I'd say that that's 9 lives too many.

[hevelvarik]

Is this life ruining thing a thing, or is it a generalizing of that episode that hit the news a week ago, or is it an instantiation of the current zeitgeist according to which there is no ill that can’t be associated with US law enforcement

[imtringued]

I don't know why but for some reason US law enforcement always manages to find a way to maximize harm.

When you give them less lethal weapons what happens is that they just use them in every possible situation and often they increase lethality by aiming at vulnerable body parts or shoot them from a very short distance. What they really should do is show some restraint and not let themselves get provoked easily.

Facial recognition is basically ending in the same situation. 96% failure rate means you have a lead but not evidence and only get to interview people for more clues. Instead they just arrest the leads because the wanted criminal could attack during the interview or flee afterwards.