SockaSockaSock t1_iu921ss wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:38 PM

Reply to comment by agentxstealth in Ever felt unsafe walking along the streets of Baltimore late at night? by agentxstealth

What do you make of the argument that the app won’t have a realistic measure of safety for Black users who may be more likely to be subjected to police harassment in some statistically low-crime neighborhoods (because harassment and assault by police aren’t recorded as crimes)?

agentxstealth OP t1_iu93avg wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:48 PM

This is a fair point, black users could be more subject to police brutality, but like you said, that doesn't fall into the category of crimes. The safety the app calculates is solely related to crimes, and I state in my disclaimer that every user is still responsible for his or her safety/life at the end of the day. The user also has the option to choose between a plethora of route options that optimize his preferences for both safety and speed, they are not being forced to take just one route.