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 (DIR) Post #AnCQDkfioRDtl3xiVM by baldur@toot.cafe
       2024-10-20T12:45:23Z
       
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       “AI” models are suffused with US values and, occasionally, those are quite shocking to us non-AmericansAn Icelandic police force used a generated image to promote a public noticePeople were absolutely horrifiedWhy?Because the cop in the image had a gun, in a holster, AROUND CHILDREN 😱The uniform was also not accurate for an Icelandic cop but what people found obscene was the idea that anybody would carry a gun around children, even holsteredhttps://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-10-20-logreglan-a-sudurnesjum-aetlar-ad-haetta-ad-nota-gervigreindarmyndir-af-logregluthjonum-425104
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCYUxOBaCUNkvTVFw by LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot
       2024-10-20T15:18:47Z
       
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       @baldur My American friends are frequently amazed when I remind them that normally (aside from special response teams, or airport security etc), police in the UK do not carry guns. They're also slightly bemused that I become extremely uncomfortable when abroad and seeing an officer with a weapon. For all the many faults with police here, that is one good thing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCZhil9O1tW6Mrn3A by wesley@theatl.social
       2024-10-20T15:32:17Z
       
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       @LordWoolamaloo  @baldur When I go to soccer games for the team in my city they have police officers wearing green military-style uniforms and carrying assault rifles standing outside the stadium before every game...nothing like some guys with big guns to make you feel safe amirite??It always feels so dystopian and jarring
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCecaOhY5AuURjlJY by baldur@toot.cafe
       2024-10-20T13:14:13Z
       
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       @gekitsu Was it this one? https://medium.com/@socialcreature/ai-and-the-american-smile-76d23a0fbfaf
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCmHLyaloe7JduYMK by LudditeMan@poa.st
       2024-10-20T17:53:14.442389Z
       
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       @baldur Very sad. Icelanders are my direct genetic cousins. What would our ancestors have thought of what became of their progeny?
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCrA2MXnKEaEFRf4C by mgeisler@ohai.social
       2024-10-20T18:48:09Z
       
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       @LordWoolamaloo @baldur I'm from Denmark and some years ago a show in TV had a cop from Detroit visit one of the Nordic countries to meet a fellow cop. They quickly started talking about guns and when they had last fired them. The US cop fired his gun at a suspect the week before — the other cop had never fired his gun outside the shooting range 😄 The look on the face of the US cop was hilarious, he could not believe his ears.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCsnLnfYmzZlFRVrs by tony@toot.hoyle.me.uk
       2024-10-20T19:06:12Z
       
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       @LordWoolamaloo @baldur I visited the US many years ago.. got off the plane and there was a cop with a gun.  It scared me.. couldn't wait to get out of there.  It's a totally different experience to seeing it on TV than being within bullet range of one.I couldn't imagine getting used to that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnCu7bo1rPbv9EpoUC by LordWoolamaloo@mastodon.scot
       2024-10-20T19:21:05Z
       
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       @mgeisler @baldur I read an article a few months back on how many days/weeks of training US law enforcement personnel got on how to de-escalate a situation as opposed to shooting training, and yes, it was much less on controlling and de-escalating, so of course many of them go straight to pulling a gun in many situations, compared to other countries where many will try to calm the situation first.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnD5Ap3AAtN6aXeGh6 by TruthSandwich@fedi.truth-sandwich.com
       2024-10-20T15:51:53Z
       
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       @baldur Good point: a proper American would make sure that all of the children were armed, too. It's unfair to make them envious of the cop's gun...
       
 (DIR) Post #AnD5bUIvPnAC46jhFw by jarek@mastodon.online
       2024-10-20T15:30:23Z
       
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       @baldur Is AI biased? Yes. Does police in other countries carry guns? Yes. Germany and France for instance don't shy away from gun displays.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnQEKehzUJzt7vRlLM by matias@nattomaki.social
       2024-10-21T07:47:00.031Z
       
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       @baldur@toot.cafe I'm also slightly horrified by everyone in that picture having deformed hands 😅 And maybe also by that legless police officer in the background, floating above ground.