Orwellian Police Software Scans Social Media & Assigns Citizens a Threat Rating (VIDEO)
This is our future folks, brought to you by the 1% Oligarchy with a lot of help from Koch Bros. the GOP and (sad to say) Third Wayers. Police will undoubtedly use this to decide the level of deadly force to use in police SWAT raids on homes, which is already highly problematic.
Take-Away: So BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, because it may well incite lethal police violence against you down the road. Free speech my ass.
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Orwellian Police Software Scans Social Media and Assigns Citizens a Threat Rating
By Cassandra Rules * February 22, 2015 * Free Thought Project / ABC News
Fresno, CA– Don’t use the word “rage” on social media, or you may have an anti-police mentality. At least that’s the case according to Chief Dyer of the Fresno Police Department and their new social media scanning software called “Beware.”
Embedded ABC News VIDEO: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fresno-police-threat-level-software-responding-calls/#VvH15wCW5XuXJgy2.99
The Orwellian software, which we have previously reported on, is designed to assess the risk involved when officers respond to calls at any given address. However it is likely to build even more mistrust among trigger happy police and create more danger for those they like to claim that they “protect and serve.”
The software compiles all information on any given person, or people at an address in which officers are responding. It then computes a numerical threat score or risk index for each person to assign a color-coded threat rating. Not only does the Beware software pull up social security numbers, previous and current addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information but it scans your social media as well.
A reporter from ABC who voluntarily had himself assessed turned up a threat rating of ‘green’ with a score of zero. Another woman who had simply tweeted about a card game involving the word “rage” triggered a higher threat rating since the word “rage” apparently signifies an anti-police mentality.
“It doesn’t make them a criminal necessarily, some of those comments, but it certainly gives the officer an awareness that this person may have an anti-police sentiment and be an increasing level of threat to them,” Chief Dyer told ABC regarding the woman’s threat level.
This software has already been rejected in one city in Washington state. It is also majorly contended by privacy and human rights activists. However, Fresno has decided to jump on the opportunity to use the product for free for 18 months as a test market of sorts.
More: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fresno-police-threat-level-software-responding-calls/
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