Can't see the forest for all the trees....

[Will Robinson]

Someone made an app that let's users post their opinion on the safety of a neighborhood. If they find a place is sketchy they can post warnings for other users to benefit from.
It's called Sketch Factor.

Someone else thought that was a racist kind of creation.
Well.... with a guaranteed audience magnet like a charge of 'That's racist!' the media fired up the app and went out to discover what was up.

They got robbed.

I don't know if anyone has asked them if they found any proof of racism. I do wonder if they know what sketchy means now? Lol!

[callmeslick]

amusing story, but those sorts of neighborhood ratings are sort of goofy. Unless you have a large pool of participants, with no ax to grind against, say, a realtor, or homeowner in the area, or a business rival, the info is as sketchy as the neighborhood.

[woodchip]

Slick, you can say that about any poll involving local people. The larger the participation rate, though, the more accurate the outcome.

[callmeslick]

exactly what I just said, woody.....I think that people using such ratings as a guide should be very wary. Frankly, I think putting out such 'ratings' is somewhat irresponsible.

[Spidey]

Maybe someone can make an App that will help criminals find news vans…

[callmeslick]

now THAT was funny!