Celtics players are asking Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to reconsider his stance on the use of facial recognition technology in the police force.
In an op-ed for The Boston Globe on Wednesday, Celtics players made the argument to Governor Baker that facial recognition technology should not be used by the police.
“Baker’s rejection of this section of the police reform bill is deeply troubling because this technology supercharges racial profiling by police and has resulted in the wrongful arrests of innocent people,” the subheadline of the article read.
Last Thursday, Governor Baker sent back a police accountability bill to lawmakers and threatened not to sign the bill if they didn’t make the changes he’s looking for.