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frombeyondthegravez t1_j08umy7 wrote

Fix the fucking roads ffs

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LouSpudol t1_j0br6by wrote

It’s not about fixing anything. It’s about generating more revenue for the state and lining the pockets of corrupt politicians.

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heloguy1234 t1_j08ivgk wrote

How about these assholes spend a little time fixing the school system.

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silverhammer96 t1_j0bv7gr wrote

My grandmother was a contracted educational advisor for the city of Providence about 3 years ago. She made a comprehensive plan that would allow Providence to properly evaluate the schools beyond just basic test scoring and finding metrics on the needs of individual students and teachers, and properly evaluating teacher performance. This plan would have been low cost and cause the firing of very few teachers, just the ones that really need to be. This would also be directly sent to the state and distributed to every other district. The Providence school district reviewed it and gave back incredible reviews saying it was nearly perfect and even the teacher’s union was ok with it. But after all that, that they wouldn’t be moving forward with it. Why? Well because they don’t really feel like it. Kids are graduating, so why make any changes?

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rustybullrake t1_j080fde wrote

>Already, the photos taken by Flock’s ALPR cameras capture more than just license plates; the photos are used to create what the company calls a searchable "Vehicle Fingerprint."

>Using a "proprietary machine learning algorithm," the company says, it gathers "vehicle make, type, color, license plate, state of the license plate, covered plates, missing plates, and unique features like roof racks and bumper stickers."

>Presumably that would allow searches for all vehicles that include a particular political bumper sticker, enabling people to be targeted based on the exercise of their First Amendment-protected free expression rights.

Neat.

Link to PDF

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j08thrv wrote

I'm picturing a cop who gets made fun of by a car that drives past him when he's on foot. He can't get the plate but he does remember a few features so he goes searching for a Toyota Prius with an "I tomato my local farmer" sticker, a faded Obama 2012 sticker, and a the Coexist religious symbol sticker. He hits enter on his search, gleefully awaing his result so he knows who he can hassle later but then the look of joy turns to horror as he pulls up 15,356 results that match his search.

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grem111 t1_j0bt3a7 wrote

Lol i appreciate you finding the silver lining here

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j07perb wrote

I don't personally care but it is pretty funny how absolutely none of the initial plans announced and public comment period referenced adding this many cameras.

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Previous_Floor t1_j09z8yp wrote

These are Flock cameras. They are not speed cameras, and you don't get tickets.

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degggendorf t1_j0bir8s wrote

Oh whew so the point is only mass surveillance by a private corporation. Glad we have nothing to worry about then.

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Previous_Floor t1_j0bq4iu wrote

I'm not in favor of these Flock cameras. Not in the least. Just mentioned that because some person is saying you don't have to pay the tickets (there are no tickets; they are not speed cameras).

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kbd77 t1_j096ucy wrote

Friendly reminder that you don’t have to pay tickets from these cameras since they’re run through a third party that cannot legally enforce your payment!

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mhb t1_j09r5f1 wrote

Intriguing. Any references?

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kbd77 t1_j09ry8v wrote

No official sources, but someone on this sub posted about it a while ago so I decided to try it when I got one a few months ago. Nothing happened. It’s not on my record or anything and there are no late charges because, again, they can’t actually enforce anything since it’s a private contractor operating on behalf of the city.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j09zxhj wrote

These cameras aren’t for traffic enforcement and don’t issue tickets

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Thac0 t1_j0a071x wrote

What are they for then? That’s even more ominous

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j0a0o77 wrote

There’s a whole article at the top of you click the picture that answers this.

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jma7400 t1_j0bilk4 wrote

How about fix the potholes first

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Dopey-NipNips t1_j0b4gvt wrote

Funny how when the defund movement started, the police response was a work slowdown. Since the spiteful slowdown of enforcement we've only gotten safer 😂

All we need to have historically low crime is to get rid of the dickhead ppd

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j0cxfkb wrote

There's not really an evidence to support a work slowdown. Crime spiked but there was also a ton of other factors that could explain that.

I don't even want this to sound like I'm defending the police locally or nationally. I think they've been consistently ineffective. If anything, I think they're too stupid to come up with such a plan themselves.

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Dopey-NipNips t1_j0cyhho wrote

Which is it, crime spiked because of a slowdown or a slowdown never happened

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j0d22pr wrote

There is zero evidence of a slowdown. It's a theory without any evidence or any real evidence. It also runs counter to basic logic.

Crime did spike slightly in the wake of the pandemic and everything else in 2020, but a " police slowdown" isn't really a good or logical answer "why"

Homicide rates don't shot up by 20% just cause cops are doing their job slower or less or whatever.

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the_falconator t1_j0bzjw4 wrote

I like the way they do it in other cities, where the license plate reader is on the police car and it alerts the officer in real time if there is a care that is stolen or wanted for an amber alert or whatever. Then at least it's just streamlining what information the officer can see from where he is and information he can look up from the database. With street mounted cameras you get the surveillance but nobody to act on it if it picks up a hit.

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