Black Lives Matter activist hunted by NYPD facial recognition technology

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'We're being specifically targeted with this technology because of what we're protesting,' Derrick Ingram said.

"NYPD arrived to his door stating they had a warrant for his arrest and he needed to open the door immediately, he asked for the warrant to be slid under the door then they quickly shifted their words to 'We're working on getting one,' the statement read.

According to the spokesperson, Sgt. Jessica McRorie, a struggle broke out between Ingram and an NYPD officer as they tried to prevent the activist from crossing a police line. Ingram then allegedly"placed a handheld megaphone directly against the officer's ear, activated the megaphone and yelled, causing pain and protracted impairment of hearing," McRorie said.

"The NYPD uses facial recognition as a limited investigative tool, comparing a still image from a surveillance video to a pool of lawfully possessed arrest photos," the spokesperson told Gothamist."No one has ever been arrested solely on the basis of a computer match."

 

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Hunted? 🥜

Terrorists. Fixed it for you.

lol get owned

it's all fun-and-games until a cop gets his ass whupped....these folks mean business, flatfoots......

This is ridiculous.

There could be a problem with the facial recognition... do you know what I mean...

Activist? Strange that the article says he assaulted a police officer.

BlackCrimesMatter

Facial recognition is notoriously bad at identifying black faces. Go figure.

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