1w ago

Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank

www.theverge.com

The AI #homelessmanprank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251012134133/https://www.theverge.com/news/798681/police-stop-pulling-ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prank

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1w ago

Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank

www.theverge.com /news/798681/police-stop-pulling-ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prank

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"it could even 'cause a SWAT response.'"
Well, instead of calling on the pranksters to stop, maybe ask yourself why you'd send in a fucking SWAT team over reports of a homeless dude.
- As per the article, because parents are reporting it as home invasions with a minor present
Round Rock Police Patrol Division Commander Andy McKinney told NBC that it could even “cause a SWAT response.”
Yeah, completely normal and well-adjusted response to a homeless person trespassing in a house 😑
This is hilarious.
Blame the companies that push ai. all their fault. not the parents for calling police, not the kids for using the tools given to them .. it's the corporation's pushing this ai crap. charge them
“ dehumanizes homeless people”
I mean… kinda… but it brings a lot of light to the stigma around homeless people too.
I’ve known a lot of homeless people. They aren’t monsters who murder children.
- Often they say the person claims to know the parents from work or college. And then, predictably, the parents lose their cool and demand they kick the man out.
  Doesn't matter how well dressed you are, if somebody's in my house because they claimed they knew me, I'd be demanding they get kicked out too
Anyone else getting the 502 bad gateway error when clicking the link? Could just be my network setup but I don’t know why any of it would be blocking archive.is.

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