• FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    They also need to be suing the companies that are hawking this bullshit and getting rich off taxpayer money. Our officials need to make better decisions when purchasing shit like this. For instance, make sure there is some kind of fund set up by the provider of this technology to cover costs and liability when mistakes like this are made. Or at least hold them accountable. This is bullshit that the taxpayers pay for this on both ends, and these companies just walk away counting our money. Modern day snake oil.
    Edit: I don’t want the snake oil comment to diminish the fact that this is fucking with people’s lives.

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      1 year ago

      The breathalyzers in my city haven’t been calibrated in years. If your lawyer calls em out about they just drop the charges.

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      1 year ago

      I thought the same thing. I can only imagine police departments are being sold an elaborate tall tale of how this will save money and the accuracy is unbelievably high.