there was a higher rate of falsepositives for Black and Asian faces compared to white faces (Hill, 2020). Nijeer Parks isn’t the only case like this; Robert Williams and Michael Oliver are other cases of Black men being arrested due to faulty facial recognition matches.
There is currently no law against using facial recognition matches as evidence, despite actual arrests or cases based solely off these matches being extremely rare. Parks is currently suing the police, the prosecutor and the City of Woodbridge for false arrest (Hill, 2020). “‘You took being comfortable away from me. I see police, I'm automatically shaken up,’ Parks told CNN. ‘You proved to me that you can lock me up for anything, and there's nothing I can do about it’” (General & Sarlin, 2020).
Nijeer Parks on the right.
As Earth reaches its human carrying capacity, researchers have been searching for new planets to start settlements, in order to prevent human extinction. One of the most suitable planets for this is Mars, as it has the ideal temperature, gravity and water along with similar day/year lengths. SpaceX has been working on a rocket to send to the Moon and Mars. On May 5, 2021, one of their prototype rockets, called SN15, landed successfully in Southeastern Texas.
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