‘Predictive policing’ identified individuals, who then were targeted by officers
A federal judge has declined to dismiss a complaint that charges a sheriff with establishing a “predictive policing” program that targets “future criminals.”
The Institute for Justice reports the decision by Judge Steven Merryday in the case against Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco is a victory – at least for now – for the families who brought the complaint.
It means the plaintiffs will have their day in court.
“Today’s decision is an important step toward the ultimate dismantling of the program,” explained Ari Bargil, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, which represents the plaintiffs.
There’s a short story that sounds eerily similar…a computer has ALL information on everyone over 16.. you will be arrested for a crime you didn’t even commit, based on computer prediction…the computer tries to arrange it’s own death because it was going to be programmed to control disease in humans, and the computer, called Multivac, was tired and didn’t want to do it.