#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 8, 2021” The Issue: A Facebook oversight board’s decision to uphold the company’s ban on former President Donald Trump. The decision by Facebook to continue banning former President Donald Trump from the platform should scare every American (“FaceBlocked,” May 6). Censorship by social-media entities is the stuff of socialist…

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#States push back against use of facial recognition by police

#States push back against use of facial recognition by police

“#States push back against use of facial recognition by police” COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the US have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about its accuracy and the growing pervasiveness of video surveillance is leading some state lawmakers to hit the pause button. At least…

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#Minneapolis is becoming ‘Murderapolis’ again and other commentary

#Minneapolis is becoming ‘Murderapolis’ again and other commentary

“#Minneapolis is becoming ‘Murderapolis’ again and other commentary” Minneapolis update: Back to ‘Murderapolis’ “With the gigantic outpouring of global attention” to the George Floyd case, Michael Tracey argues at his Substack newsletter, “it would be foolish to not also notice the comparatively minuscule attention that other instances of unjust killings receive.” Violence in Minneapolis has…

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#New intel points to dad’s shady past

#New intel points to dad’s shady past

“#New intel points to dad’s shady past” Did Jeff Pelley really massacre his family? For 32 years, most people have thought the sullen Lakeville, Ind., teenager killed his pastor father, stepmother and two little half-sisters in the grisly tragedy known as “The Prom Night Murders.” But a just-released 20-episode podcast, Counterclock, digs deep into the…

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