Image Scrubber: tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests

Post by giggles_giggles » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:27 PM UTC

zouhair wrote: post #116

hangphyr wrote: post #106

The timing of the release of this tool seems a bit innapropriate, given the state of rioting in a few US cities now. It's going to be incredibly draining on law enforcement in the US for a few years to identify and prosecute criminals involved in riots. Most victims already who have lost their homes, their businesses, and even their loved ones will mostly likely never see the criminals brought to justice given the sc…

> It's going to be incredibly draining on law enforcement in the US for a few years to identify and prosecute criminals involved in riots Good. Black people factually live under an authoritarian regime in the US.

Post by pstuart » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:31 PM UTC

Uehreka wrote: post #124

hangphyr wrote: post #106

The timing of the release of this tool seems a bit innapropriate, given the state of rioting in a few US cities now. It's going to be incredibly draining on law enforcement in the US for a few years to identify and prosecute criminals involved in riots. Most victims already who have lost their homes, their businesses, and even their loved ones will mostly likely never see the criminals brought to justice given the sc…

It would be nice if our law enforcement had legitimacy and credibility, because then we could know that showing someone’s face would lead to them being arrested and facing a sentence commensurate with what they had done. But unfortunately this is not the case. Showing the face of a protestor smashing in a window will not lead to that protestor being brought to court and handed a sentence for community service, a fine…

Post by dfee » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:36 PM UTC

Uehreka wrote: post #124

hangphyr wrote: post #106

The timing of the release of this tool seems a bit innapropriate, given the state of rioting in a few US cities now. It's going to be incredibly draining on law enforcement in the US for a few years to identify and prosecute criminals involved in riots. Most victims already who have lost their homes, their businesses, and even their loved ones will mostly likely never see the criminals brought to justice given the sc…

It would be nice if our law enforcement had legitimacy and credibility, because then we could know that showing someone’s face would lead to them being arrested and facing a sentence commensurate with what they had done. But unfortunately this is not the case. Showing the face of a protestor smashing in a window will not lead to that protestor being brought to court and handed a sentence for community service, a fine…

Post by eanzenberg » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:42 PM UTC

michaelt wrote: post #28

hirundo wrote: post #13

The protests were sparked by the lack of accountability of the police resulting in police brutality. The violent people among the protesters are subject to the same incentives. The more they expect to be held accountable, the more likely they will refrain from violence. Anonymizing photos of the violent ones is therefore likely to support their actions by making accountability less likely. To scrub ethically, limit i…

Given that this is a protest about cops getting away with brutality even when there's clear evidence I think "gather evidence against both sides equally" is unlikely to be convincing argument to protesters.

Post by eanzenberg » Sun, May 31, 2020, 6:46 PM UTC

blotter_paper wrote: post #78

tal8d wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah justice. It is better that ten innocent persons suffer than that one guilty escape. -- Bizzaro William Blackstone

The topic of the week is an extrajudicial murder committed by a team of four cops; where was our restraint in deciding the fate of George Floyd? Do these officers deserve nicer treatment than this system gave Floyd? Did Floyd deserve this treatment, too? If so, why didn't he get it?