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This is awesome.

It's a low-tech solution to solve a common social problem. It could actually improve something for the lives of the plebes, as opposed to exploiting them through more advanced surveillance algorithms or other Machiavellian annoyances.

I worked on a rural drug court that did a lot of pretrial diversions; if we jailed every offender we'd have been living in a ghost town. Prison does not help the lives of people predisposed to addiction and due process is often a joke, especially when the charges are weak. Anything you can do to mitigate this in places with less progressive judges is an improvement.

Best of luck to you!



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