• KevonLooney
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    7 months ago

    Only if all that information is formatted the same. That’s not going to be the case. Who’s going to reformat it? Not you, I assume.

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      7 months ago

      If we are at a stage where people are mandated to report their disciplinary data, requiring it be in a consistent format is a pretty straightforward hurdle.

      The difficulty of police cooperation for data reporting is already so insanely high and utterly opposed by police departments, the minuta of handling that data is a minor hurdle in comparison.

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      7 months ago

      There’s a whole field in CS that deals with this kind of thing.

      It’s not nearly as hard as you’re making out; I do it every day.

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        There’s a whole field in CS that deals with this kind of thing.

        It’s not hard

        🤔

        Are you saying CS isn’t hard? Yeah everyone knows regex is super easy.

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          Sanitizing and merging data sources isn’t some arcane art in which one needs decades of training to be proficient.

          Like I said: I do it every day.

          But go on and tell me how hard my job is; I’ll put it on my performance review.

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            Uh, it is hard. If it wasn’t they wouldn’t pay you for it.

            Don’t sell yourself short.

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              Then I guess I don’t understand what point you’re arguing.

              Because I guarantee someone would do the job if the data was available.

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                Who’s going to pay for that data from every tiny PD to be sanitized? Every PD will be slightly different and they may change vendors every couple of years. It sounds like a nightmare.

                My point is you don’t want or need “all the data”. You only want the 0.001% that involves use of force.

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                  You have a bad take. Yes all of the data. If my offense are public information, then offenses against the public, mundane or severe, should be public.

                  Edit: on retrospect, police conduct data should be public regardless of the public status of my or your record.

                  Offences against the public should be documented publicly.

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                  My job has clients who change vendors constantly, too.

                  It’s not nearly as big a deal as you’re making it out to be, especially since you don’t even know if your unlikely hypothetical scenario even happens.

                  So… Whatever I guess.

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      Ok we get it. You’re averse to police accountability. Just come right out and say it. I may not respect your opinion, but I’ll respect you for owning up to it.

      Or, I dunno. Don’t comment.

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      I really really hope for your sake that you are a “confrontation bot” and not a real person arguing this, because if this isn’t a bot, then you spend your limited time on this earth in a… sad sad manner.

      Anyway, everything you mention can all easily be automated. You’re not on reddit. We’re mostly tech people here. Your bullshit is transparent.

      You’re a good rage farmer though.

      Congratulations?