Minnesota is at it again, leading the charge with another soft-on-crime boondoggle. This time, state lawmakers want to outright BAN facial recognition technology for law enforcement. Not limit it. Not improve it. Just toss it out entirely and leave police swinging in the wind, all to appease the loudest radicals in the room.
The brainchild of Rep. Aisha Gomez, this bill isn’t even pretending to be reasonable. No exceptions for airports. No carve-outs for stopping violent criminals on the run, or for helping families find missing kids. If this bill passes, it’s lights out for every officer and department trying to keep Minnesota’s streets safe. Apparently, protecting the privacy of criminals is now job one for the left.
Let’s get real: Facial recognition is not about mass surveillance or Big Brother snooping on mall shoppers. Police have used this tool to solve serious crimes, matching faces from crime scenes to mugshots and state databases. But the far left would rather let violent felons walk free than let cops actually do their jobs.
Of course, the usual suspects are screaming about “civil rights” and “wrongful arrests,” waving around a handful of cases where technology failed. No tool is perfect—especially when bureaucrats tie cops’ hands behind their backs at every turn. Instead of fixing flaws and holding bad actors accountable, Minnesota’s leaders just want to pull the plug and call themselves heroes.
This is a gift to criminals and a slap in the face to every law-abiding Minnesotan. Soon, if Rep. Gomez and her pals get their way, the only people feeling safe will be the ones breaking the law. Why is it that whenever liberals talk about “privacy” and “freedom,” it always seems to come at the expense of public safety?
Here’s an idea: If you don’t want your face in a police database, maybe don’t commit the crime in the first place. Who’s really being protected by this bill—innocent families, or the thugs who prey on them?
Source: Townhall
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