A database wit thousands of NYPD officers’ records added a new facial recognition tool — which critics said anti-cop activists could use to harass police.
containing thousands of NYPD officers’ records has added a new facial recognition tool — which could be “weaponized” by
“These activists are against any kind of technology that helps catch criminals, but they’ll use those same tools to target police officers,” PBA President Patrick Hendry said. “It’s hypocrisy at our Finest.” “I got a couple of complaints just based upon the fact that I was bald and I have tattoos, and I wasn’t even on the scene,” the former cop said.A representative for 50-a.org, whose name refers to the repealed 1976 law that conceals police misconduct records from the public, didn’t respond to a request for comment.
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