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The law and computers are human creations. Each is created differently to serve different functions. When we create computers that can demonstrate and apply the concepts of justice tempered by mercy and compassion in their manipulation of data, then it may be possible to do as you assert. Try as I might, however, I haven’t found an app for that yet.
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Have you checked the Apple store? There's more subtle software out there than most people could even guess at.
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Emotions are inherent in creation and application of human law and have been since the inception of law within society. Accordingly, as currently written, there is a necessary emotional variable in the equation used to evaluate evidence, pass judgment as to compliance and determine appropriate sentencing under the laws that govern us.
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Emotion has no place in law.
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Further, I accept it as true that a processer of information unable to adequately manipulate all the necessary variables of a system – such as computers attempting to compute and apply “justice” – will be inherently flawed and consistently render unreliable/incorrect results. I would have thought someone as rational as you could see such an obvious systemic flaw.
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So because you can't comprehend such a system it doesn't exist?
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If, however, you consider our corporate humanity to be a flaw that must be removed from the creation and application of our legal system, the only way to do so is to cede the right to govern ourselves (i.e. the right to create the laws which will apply to us) to mechanical devices that, at their core, simply store, retrieve and manipulate compilable data. Again, you may wish to surrender to the coming computer overlords. I do not.
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Computers would allow a totally unbiased legal system.
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From the simple fact, as highlighted by CRed above that "being human" involves more than weighing odds and manipulating equations.
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And by 'fact' you actually mean 'opinion'. Don't confuse the two.
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The concepts of “right” and “wrong” are not mathematical equations based on data retrieval.
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They can very easily be made so.
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A process incapable of understanding such concepts will inevitably make choices resulting in specific cases of inhumanity – such as giving more weight to the probability of survival then any other factor when choosing between saving the life of an adult over that of a child.
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And the system we have is so perfect?
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I am sure you will be happy with the Borg assimilation.
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They move too slowly. Matrix, baby!