A prominent technology magazine was ridiculed by Twitter users after one of its writers declined to recommend the popular Ring video doorbell to readers because of a feature allowing owners of the device to send videos of suspicious activity directly to law enforcement.

In the Wired magazine article on the Ring doorbells, the author states that the product is “affordable and ubiquitous, but homeowners shouldn’t be able to act as vigilantes,” suggesting that an endorsement would be akin to enabling racial profiling.

According to Wired, the Amazon-owned product, “also allows Ring owners to send videos they’ve captured with their Ring video doorbell cameras and outdoor security cameras to law enforcement. This is a feature unique to Ring—even Nextdoor removed its Forward to Police feature in 2020, which allowed Nextdoor users to forward their own safety posts to local law enforcement agencies. If a crime has been committed, law enforcement should obtain a warrant to access civilian video footage.”

WIRED: Ring Cameras make it easy to voluntarily report crimes and record video to send to police, so we don’t recommend it bc that might lead to racial profiling.

Unreal. (Wired praises Nextdoor, which removed a similar feature in, you guessed it, 2020.) https://t.co/ZqhdmZPjR9

— (((tedfrank))) (@tedfrank) July 10, 2023

“Multiple members of WIRED’s Gear team have spoken to Ring over the years about this feature. The company has been clear it’s what customers want, even though there’s no evidence that more video surveillance footage keeps communities safer. Instead, Neighbors increases the possibility of racial profiling. It makes it easier for both private citizens and law enforcement agencies to target certain groups for suspicion of crime based on skin color, ethnicity, religion, or country of origin,” the article says.

Reactions to the publication’s silly racial paranoia and siding with criminals over law-abiding Ring owners were a mixture of incredulity and scorn.

You are now a racist if you want to protect your home and fam. https://t.co/8wVJCDwyhd

— Bones (@ChimperScott) July 11, 2023

Since we don’t get to choose the color of the criminal that breaks into our home, I don’t understand the racial profiling aspect….

— Blondie… The Vanilla Villain (@Calamityjane77) July 10, 2023

So Wired is revealing the people who commit the most crime.

— Chris Chambers (@ChrisB_Chambers) July 10, 2023

You managed to be both pro-criminal and incredibly racist by simply assuming that the poor poor criminals who would be caught on video committing crimes and reported to the police would be minorities and somehow this makes a “racism”. This right here is maximum shitlib thinking.

— Helot (@Helot_) July 10, 2023

I’m guessing that this article isn’t satire, but it should be. What an irresponsible and awful take by the team at Wired. Ring door cameras have been integral in identifying criminals, in many cases, violent offenders. Are you saying that you want these people more protected?

— Bullish Bronouns (@D_Bronoun) July 10, 2023

Wired coming out once again to bat for literal murderers because a piece of hardware lets you send footage to law enforcement. Why not tell certain people to not murder, rather than telling consumers what not to buy?

— Nazbolmudin al-Qūṭī (@nazbolmudin) July 10, 2023

Why does it seem that these progressive media outlets do more to try to protect and enable criminality by telling you that you’re an evil racist bigot if you share evidence of a crime with police? It’s frankly disgusting. Buy a Ring camera and report crime. Period.

— Silence DoGood (@Silence52794611) July 10, 2023

Guys, we have to have more crime and criminals wandering freely. It’s the only way we can have true equity. Y’all are broken inside and out.

— Popsicle Willy (@PopsicleWilly) July 10, 2023

“Target certain groups for suspicion”

You mean people caught on camera committing crimes?

Sorry. You freaks are not going to gaslight us into coddling and protecting criminals *caught on camera*

— J (@AleksandarRov) July 10, 2023

The dumbest people who ever lived are woke people.

— FrowningGuy (@sarileyman) July 10, 2023

“We don’t recommend this product because it may actually limit crime” is quite the take.

— Kohltrain (@kohljm) July 11, 2023

“Ring has taken steps to address the concerns about its relationship with law enforcement. In 2021, the company released the results of a nearly two-year-long audit with the Policing Project at New York University’s School of Law,” Wired reported. “Ring made changes to policies, including making Requests for Assistance public, making NPSS a local service, and introducing new community guidelines when it comes to posting. For example, you’re now only allowed to report facts, not feelings. You’re no longer allowed to post footage of people just because you feel squirmy about them.”

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