I once called the police for help in San Francisco in 2007 and they ended up putting handcuffs on my friend on behalf of whom I called because we were all attacked and someone tried to strangle her (they could see the marks on her throat). 1/4
What we dealt with with them was worse than what happened to us. If we hadn't called them maybe we would've just gone home. Worse, I told this to some members of my then lab a few years ago, who are now very high up people in highly influential companies, ^ they responded by..2/4
"She must have been acting crazy."
These are the people in charge of AI.

I heard that @JeffDean had the audacity to send an email about the verdict today and talk about the money they donate to racial justice organizations.

Shame on you. You don't get to do that. 3/4
During the BLM protest related to this @JeffDean I organized people to organize a presentation. We cried in front of thousands of people. We pleaded with you. You made "commitments" along with you CEO.

And you did this to me, to us. And now you have the nerve. Shame on you. 4/4
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