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This 'College Protester' Isn't Real. It's an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops

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235 points colinprince | 9 comments | 17 Apr 25 13:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.524s | source | bottom
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pjc50 ◴[17 Apr 25 14:09 UTC] No.43717110[source]▶
It's always been the case in protest movements that you need to be a little careful who you let into your planning circle, especially if they suggest you commit crimes. This goes double if it's someone you only know over the Internet.
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1. af78 ◴[17 Apr 25 14:17 UTC] No.43717219[source]▶
I heard that saying too, “if a stranger tries to make you do something illegal, it's a cop” or something close to that. Isn't it the principle of a sting operation?
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2. tclancy ◴[17 Apr 25 14:26 UTC] No.43717353[source]▶
You just ask them if they’re a cop, they have to tell you.
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3. abruzzi ◴[17 Apr 25 14:28 UTC] No.43717388[source]▶
no they dont. At least not in the US.
4. AngryData ◴[17 Apr 25 15:07 UTC] No.43718015[source]▶
Cops can lie with impunity while in uniform, why would an undercover cop not lie to you?
5. t-3 ◴[17 Apr 25 15:47 UTC] No.43718567[source]▶
That's a myth purposely spread by cops in order to fool people. Even if it was true, unscrupulous cops looking for promotions would be breaking it like all the other rules they routinely ignore.
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6. lioeters ◴[17 Apr 25 16:14 UTC] No.43718917[source]▶
That's what they want you to believe.
7. tokai ◴[17 Apr 25 16:27 UTC] No.43719106[source]▶
The Onion shared a much better method the other day. Just make the suspected cop "peacefully deescalate a conflict".

https://theonion.com/gang-initiate-forced-to-peacefully-dees...

8. tclancy ◴[17 Apr 25 16:37 UTC] No.43719221[source]▶
Oh Lord, I apologize for being a person almost congenitally incapable of using /s. I had thought/ hoped the idea of an AI "cop" having to tell you it was a cop was ridiculous enough on its face, but it also occurs to me I am of a certain age where that was a very popular legend in the US and that doesn't apply to everyone. I accept the downvotes as appropriate!
9. pixl97 ◴[17 Apr 25 17:40 UTC] No.43719987{3}[source]▶
>unscrupulous cops

Just saying cops has the same meaning in less words.