Records obtained and analyzed by POLITICO reveal the practice failed to identify suspects a majority of the time and is disproportionately used against Black people.
Since 2005, “stand your ground” laws have spread to around 30 states, transforming the legal landscape. Enacted in the context of deep racial biases, they encourage armed citizens to use deadly force against any perceived threat – real or imagined.
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Journalists reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could not help but make comparisons to recent conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan. But a painful double standard quickly emerged inside of those comparisons.
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Computer vision and algorithms have increasing societal consequences. Joy Buolamwini, MIT Media Lab computer scientist and founder of Algorithmic Justice League, explores opportunities to combat computational bias.
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