The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more.

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    4 days ago

    Even if everthing they were saying was true (it wasn’t), the amount of shoplifted goods pales in comparison with the amount of money their CEOs pocket just because they feel like. If you’re really concerned about the losses, maybe that’s what we need to panic about