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AI-Powered Facial Recognition Technology Disproportionately Exposes Shoppers Of Color To Racial Profiling

AI-Powered Facial Recognition Technology Disproportionately Exposes Shoppers Of Color To Racial Profiling

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After Hollywood police arrested two Black men for allegedly trespassing at a Party City store in 2019, a cashier prepared a written statement saying the men had forced their way inside after being told by employees that the store had closed for the night. "They forced themselves after we told them no," the employee wrote. "When the cops arrived and try to come to the male with the purple hoodie, he got angry fast and started resisting, verbally and physically." The two men, 20-year-old Ricardo...

Theyre black? how do you get around that analysis on the enforcement side. >> like i said, you have to have reasonable suspicion to stop somebody. you have to have probable cause. how do they know those credit cards were bad? because a transaction was made for $1,200 and they were black? thats not enough. >> can we talk about that? i was thinking about this all this morning, all last night knowing we were going to talk about this. this has sparked a lot of conversation about shopping while black...

Racial profiled them. well talk about what they can do to salvage a pr disaster. that leads us to todays big question. shopping while black. should jay-z ditch his deal with barneys? you can weigh in on twitter and facebook. [ woman #1 ] why do i cook? ♪ because an empty pan is a blank canvas. ♪ [ woman #2 ] to share a moment. ♪ [ man #1 ] to remember my grandmother. [ woman #3 ] to show my love. ♪ [ woman #4 ] because life needs flavor. ♪ [ woman #5 ] to travel the world without leavi...

Shopping while black. >> it is what it is. >> thank you. appreciate it. still ahead, marylands attorney general now changing his tune after this picture was taken of him at a teenage party while drinking was taking place. he says it wasnt his responsibility to stop them. its our "news nation" gut check. katy perry is coming to town. can we get tickets, please??? sure how many? thank you, thank you, thank you! seriously? i get 2x the thankyou points on each ticket. the citi thankyou preferred c...