Thread by @stevenrenderos

The problem with this story is that police using facial recognition does not exist in some sort of vacuum. Past police conduct and abuses factor in. No level of regulation will make this tool safe to use against people of color.
nytimes.com/2020/11/11/tec…

There is a longer history of police reforms that have failed to make policing a safe institution for people of color. One such longer view of history is @MPD_150's report Enough is Enough. mpd150.com/report/

This NY Times repeats the same tired story that the promise of "public safety" is worth the risk to some people's lives. The story of Robert Williams misidentified by police in Detroit is chalked up as an unfortunate mistake, when in fact its by design. #banfacialrecognition

Robert Williams was misidentified because racial bias is encoded in the technology being used to make critical decisions that affect our lives. Facial recognition is just one version of that.
nytimes.com/2020/06/24/tec… #banfacialrecogition

Giving police the power to use facial recognition would do nothing to prevent the next #GeorgeFloyd and #BreonnaTaylor. If Robert William's story is any indication, it only makes it more likely. Rather than make the case for surveillance, make a case to take these tools away.