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Comment by David O’Connor

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That’s not to say that police departments shouldn’t use software to analyze their data. [...] Further development of the technology is inevitable, so local governments and police departments should develop appropriate standards and practices. [...] Person-based algorithmic forecasts should never be accepted as meeting the reasonable suspicion requirement for detaining an individual, and only data specialists should have access to the software to reduce the chances of abuse.
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Ban predictive policing
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AI Verified The quote clearly argues against a full ban: it says police departments should still use software to analyze data and should create standards and limits for its use, which implies regulation of predictive policing rather than prohibiting it altogether. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Verified The quote rejects a total ban: it says police departments "shouldn’t" stop using software to analyze data and instead "should develop appropriate standards and practices," while only limiting certain uses like person-based forecasts for detention. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified The supplied CFR URL redirects to a January 11, 2017 article page that contains the quoted sentences verbatim, with the omitted material matching the [...] breaks. Although the page uses a generic “By experts and staff” header, it identifies the piece as a guest-blogger post and names David O’Connor in the author bio; a later law-review citation also cites this CFR piece as “David O’Connor, Predictive Policing Is Not as Predictive As You Think.” ([cfr.org](https://www.cfr.org/blog/predictive-policing-not-predictive-you-think)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Unverifiable The source URL (cfr.org) returned HTTP 403 Forbidden and could not be fetched. However, the quote is independently confirmed verbatim via web search results: David O'Connor (CFR Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program intern) wrote in his 2017 article "Predictive Policing Is Not as Predictive As You Think" that "person-based algorithmic forecasts should never be accepted as meeting the reasonable suspicion requirement for detaining an individual, and only data specialists should have access to the software to reduce the chances of abuse." Vote alignment is correct (against "Ban predictive policing" - O'Connor advocates regulation and standards, not banning). Marking ai_unverifiable since the CFR source URL blocks AI fetching. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 1mo ago
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