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minus-squareglorkon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIs that really the only problem you see with people taking justice into their own hands? Less oversight?
minus-squareTheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoThe problem is what if they mistake somebody for the wrong person? That’s enough to destroy an innocent persons life.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoThat’s not the only problem. They’re making content, so finding “the right person” will inevitably be less important than finding a person. Can’t fall out of the Almighty Algorithm’s favor, amirite?
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoThe government mistakes people for wrong person all the time too though Sometimes on purpose
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoWhen they go after the wrong person, yes. When they decide to both be the police, judge and executioner, yes. But if the judiciary system doesn’t do it’s work, what do you expect.
Is that really the only problem you see with people taking justice into their own hands? Less oversight?
The problem is what if they mistake somebody for the wrong person? That’s enough to destroy an innocent persons life.
That’s not the only problem. They’re making content, so finding “the right person” will inevitably be less important than finding a person. Can’t fall out of the Almighty Algorithm’s favor, amirite?
The government mistakes people for wrong person all the time too though
Sometimes on purpose
When they go after the wrong person, yes. When they decide to both be the police, judge and executioner, yes.
But if the judiciary system doesn’t do it’s work, what do you expect.