[gohrt]

And intelligence knew about the 9/11 bombers before 9/11, and failed to stop them.

If we already have enough data to predict criminal acts, and we are still failing, how is collecting more data the solution?

[Note, Fiction:] My smoke detector did a create job ringing when my house caught fire, but the fire department trucks didn't get to my house in time to save it. Why should I buy more smoke detectors?

[tkahn6]

I think your fictional example perfectly captures how flawed your argument is.

[xtrumanx]

Do you mind expanding on your comment? I don't see the flaw in gohrt's argument.

To avoid getting into a debate about smoke detectors and fire departments, can you clarify the flaw in the actual argument he raised:

> If we already have enough data to predict criminal acts, and we are still failing, how is collecting more data the solution?

[mpyne]

Imagine a smoke detector that could note the presence of conditions known to lead the fire and pre-alert the fire department to be ready to respond quickly...

[katbyte]

And if the firetrucks still didn't make it in time or ignored the warning signs because the fancy smoke detector gave off lots of false warnings....

I still don't see a flaw with the underlying argument.