Predicting Crimes

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Mar 18, 2016 1:10 AM #1442435

So currently in the Marvel Comics, there exists a new Civil War. As to not dwell on the characters and things, the main plot of it all lies in a way to predict crimes before they happen. One side favors that they should Change the Future, dishing out the punishment/preventive measures before the crime even occurs and the other is Protect the Future where they are against using the predictive measure. There also lies another media with the similar plot: Minority Report.

Although it seems we may not have these powers (as the precogs in Minority Report) at all, we may have the tech to do so: Crime Prediction App. It is in its early stages and by no means a working technology yet but the premise is that its under development.

The use of technology in crime prevention isn't that new and Big Data is already being used to predict sectors in which crime could possibly occur: Future of Policing

Where do you stand?

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Mar 18, 2016 1:15 AM #1442437

Added some poll options, lemme know if you want them edited or anything.

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Mar 18, 2016 1:19 AM #1442439

Thanks, Azure. :D

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Mar 18, 2016 2:11 AM #1442448

I don't commit crimes. I don't have a problem.

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Mar 18, 2016 3:36 AM #1442453

If the movie Minority Report is anything to go by, the predictive technology we currently have will surely be exploited and all it takes is one hack to question its reliability in the field.

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Mar 18, 2016 3:44 AM #1442454

The future isn't set; history is. You may plan ahead but not everything you do will happen exactly as you planned. So I say no.

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Mar 18, 2016 4:49 AM #1442456

Stop crimes before they happen. In my old neighborhood (not going to mention where I lived) these two houses from across the street got robbed of their TVs and radios. That was really scary, considering it happened in my neighborhood just across the street. So although I've since moved, we should prevent crimes before they happen to prevent anything bad like that happening again. And think about all the lives people could save if they could prevent crimes before they happened like mass shootings or terrorist groups.

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Mar 18, 2016 7:26 AM #1442467

It's against the law to punish before the crime would happen. Motives aren't tangible and only help with a possible investigation.

You can take measures of prevention (like raising awareness or assemble a neighbour watch) but that's it.