cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/214283
A new site, FuckLAPD.com, is using public records and facial recognition technology to allow anyone to identify police officers in Los Angeles they have a picture of. The tool, made by artist Kyle McDonald, is designed to help people identify cops who may otherwise try to conceal their identity, such as covering their badge or serial number.
“We deserve to know who is shooting us in the face even when they have their badge covered up,” McDonald told me when I asked if the site was made in response to police violence during the LA protests against ICE that started earlier this month. “fucklapd.com is a response to the violence of the LAPD during the recent protests against the horrific ICE raids. And more broadly—the failure of the LAPD to accomplish anything useful with over $2B in funding each year.”
“Cops covering up their badges? ID them with their faces instead,” the site, which McDonald said went live this Saturday. The tool allows users to upload an image of a police officer’s face to search over 9,000 LAPD headshots obtained via public record requests. The site says image processing happens on the device, and no photos or data are transmitted or saved on the site. “Blurry, low-resolution photos will not match,” the site says.
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Good, now do ICEEdit: He already did https://icespy.org/
fucking awesome
boohoo the creepy people watching you are getting watched oh no
Every pig should be compelled by law to keep its full name, badge number, social security number, and home address tattooed on its face. For any of these to be inaccurate or obscured to any degree at any time, even while piggy is off duty, should be a strict liability federal offense with a mandatory minimum of death.
Name em, shame em, [redacted] them
Hope they’re hosting the site in a place America can’t easily get to
No more half measures waltuh
