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I would rather all my shit get stolen at gunpoint and my local grocers close due to rampant shoplifting than put a single innocent man in jail over some bullshit “minority report”-esque pre-crime algorithm someone with three squares and reliable housing decided was a good idea.

The problem with stereotypes isn’t that they are usually right (they’re not), it’s that they’re sometimes (usually) wrong.

The other problem is that stereotyping an entire social group simply alienates the members of that group. They perceive that society doesn't trust or value them, so in response they don't trust or value society. See e.g. racial profiling in the London Met's use of stop-and-search powers.

If your ultimate goal is harm-reduction, then stereotyping is irrational.

Unfortunately it seems most of the people who I've spoken to that advocate for prosecution-by-stereotype don't want to understand the nuance involved in causing groups to become disenfranchised. In the eyes of the people I've spoken to there is never any reason to commit a crime and if you associate with people who do then you're no better than the criminals.

It's a serious lack of empathy and understanding.

If you seriously want to arrest people based on stereotypes, you deserve far worse than annoyance.

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