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Re: Right to Remain Silent

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Post by hrabago » Sun, Oct 30, 2011, 4:30 AM UTC

bmccormack wrote: post #5

This is an excellent episode. The story of Adrian Schoolcraft is a great example of how data, when used to irresponsibly set quotas, can be abused.

It goes back to being careful what you measure, because it can be gamed. In this case, it was gamed to very unfortunate consequences.

Re: Right to Remain Silent

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Post by icebraining » Sun, Oct 30, 2011, 12:15 PM UTC

atirip wrote: post #2

What is this? I went there and they try to sell me some iPad app?

This American Life is a weekly public radio show broadcast on more than 500 stations to about 1.8 million listeners. It is produced by Chicago Public Media, distributed by Public Radio International, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards. It is also often the most popular podcast in the country, with around 700,000 people downloading each week.

They also have mobile apps, but you don't have to use them to download the episode.

Re: Right to Remain Silent

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Post by gallamine » Sun, Oct 30, 2011, 12:34 PM UTC

atirip wrote: post #2

What is this? I went there and they try to sell me some iPad app?

Actually, the iPad/iPhone app is pretty unique as it gives you access to their entire library.

Re: Right to Remain Silent

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Post by TDL » Sun, Oct 30, 2011, 5:55 PM UTC

fennecfoxen wrote: post #10

js2 wrote: post #8

The first segment reminds me of the "Sophomore Uses List Context; Cops Interrogate" story. http://yro.slashdot.org/story/01/03/13/208259/sophomore-uses... http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/UnixReview/col38.html

If you're interested in outrageous and/or senseless perversions of justice, go to http://reason.com and follow their Daily Brickbat. (You'll have to deal with the magazine authors being a bunch of Libertarians; naturally, you may or may not appreciate this.) A good number of incidents involve schools, of course. Sample: 'Marshall Junior High School in Texas bars students from having "designs shaved into their hair."…

You may also want to follow Radley Balko who's focus is criminal justice & the legal system. He was at Reason for several years, he is now at Huffington Post.