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NYPD bypassed facial recognition ban to ID pro-Palestinian student protester

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gruez ◴[18 Jul 25 14:11 UTC] No.44604843[source]▶
>A city fire marshal used FDNY’s access to a facial recognition software to help NYPD detectives identify a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University, circumventing policies that tightly restrict the Police Department’s use of the technology.

Why does the fire department need access to run facial recognition?

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hearsathought ◴[18 Jul 25 14:59 UTC] No.44605387[source]▶
Cause israel. The fire marshal probably is pro-israel or israel has dirt on him.

All because of a protest against a foreign country committing acts of genocide. It's unbelievable when you think about it.

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1. hearsathought ◴[18 Jul 25 15:23 UTC] No.44605721[source]▶
> He hit (or at least was accused of hitting) a counter-protester with a rock. It's in the 3rd paragraph of the article.

And? Do you think the authorities would go to such extremes over a rock throwing incident if it didn't involve israel? Better yet, if it was the pro-israel counter-protestor throwing the rock, do you think the authorities would have wasted a second investigating the matter? Let alone breaking the law to get the suspect?