Facial recognition alert nabs registrant from Florida
This is not bad news. This is good news! Technology exists that can replace many unnecessary registration functions.
A fugitive from Florida was caught in New Orleans. Cameras using facial recognition software found the man who had been on the run for more than a year. He was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at his trial in Hernando County, Florida for traveling to meet a minor.
What this tells us, is that there’s technology that can identify people using facial recognition software. Put cameras out there, see a child being abducted, capture the abductor. Instead of assuming everyone on the registry is going to commit a crime and requiring them to come in and report every step they make, use existing tools to catch perpetrators anywhere in the United States and avoid unnecessary registration steps.
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Yes it is good news that he was caught, I don’t know the case and not judging the facts of the case. But going on the run doesn’t scream innocence…
But I hardly would call this good news, those on the registry are always going to be a target and this type of surveillance will ultimately result in harassment in some sort.. so I find it very unsettling that FAC would take the stance of facial recognition being used every time a law abiding citizen walks in front of a camera is a good thing.
But let’s flip the script for a minute and think about this, so the government is now using technology that can literally track our movements … so tell me why they need the registry? That could be a strong argument for it’s just used for public shaming
This is a valid point. Certainly not good news (for this guy) that he was caught, but good news for society that someone is not going to evade prosecution for a crime. We (including FAC) agree that people should be brought to justice for committing crimes.
The point that is positive (which you pointed out in your flip the script) is that technology exists that can be used to catch actual crimes and criminals, so all the public registration, residency restrictions, constant surveillance imposed on people who are not committing crimes is not the least restrictive means to accomplish society’s goal of keeping kids safe.
But was he on the registry already? First time offender perhaps? Asking for the 97% who don’t belong on it in the first place.
I’d like to know from the ACLU LA if they are asking LA about the images these cameras take and the duration they intend to keep them or if they are secure for the duration they intend to keep them or if they are searching other state/Fed PFR databases using AI to track any and all PFRs (as well as others who have been convicted or perhaps Interpol given what happened during the parade with the vehicle). Can you image this system during Mardi Gras? Overwhelmed.
Even if there were cameras everywhere, legislators in Florida would still come up with a crazy reason like persons forced to register could somehow make themselves invisible to the cameras.
When these legislators are asked to explain their logic, they will simply say, ” if it protects one child, then…”
The absurdity of the witch hunt by these folks will not ever go away, I am afraid
I get what you mean about the positive aspect, but it won’t stop there.
FAC still doesn’t get, it as they have shown favoring so many technology “advances” in their blogs .
Most people here still don’t get it when it comes to modern tracking technology.
Ben Franklin “got it” way back in 1770…
Benjamin Franklin said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Think about what you are giving up your freedom and personal rights guaranteed by the first amendment for a little safety before you accept more and more invasion into your personal space!