Hit me with it.

[svetlana14]

Have a look at this bit of the dialogue https://youtu.be/P8dovccdxSI?t=505 8:14-8:25

A. Hear that news about facial recognition this morning, actually?
B. Yeah. Hit me with it.
A. Yes.

Oh, I thought you meant it. Hit you with it. No, I've been done. 700 people have been arrested so far this year because of facial recognition.

I’d like to better understand the logic of the interaction between the speakers.
The word “hit” could be interpreted in two ways in this context:

1. as someone being surprised or emotionally affected by the news that many people have been arrested, and
2. as someone who has actually experienced the consequences of facial recognition personally.

The woman seems to be trying to clarify that she meant the second meaning.
Then she emphasizes this by replying instead of the man (so she prepared his answer instead so that she was expecting the text of his reply, “No. I’ve been done,” meaning, “No —I was lucky enough. I was not part of that measure. "

Is that correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

Have a look at this bit of the dialogue https://youtu.be/P8dovccdxSI?t=505 8:14-8:25

A. Hear that news about facial recognition this morning, actually?
B. Yeah. Hit me with it.
A. Yes. Oh, I thought you meant "It hit you with it.
B. No.
A. 'I've been done.' 700 people have been arrested so far this year because of facial recognition.
I’d like to better understand the logic of the interaction between the speakers.
The word “hit” could be interpreted in two ways in this context:

1. as someone being surprised or emotionally affected by the news that many people have been arrested, and
2. as someone who has actually experienced the consequences of facial recognition personally.

The woman seems to be trying to clarify that she meant the second meaning.
Then she emphasizes this by replying instead of the man (so she prepared his answer instead so that she was expecting the text of his reply, “No. I’ve been done,” meaning, “No —I was lucky enough. I was not part of that measure. "

Is that correct?

The woman thought the man said "It hit me with it", thinking he meant "I've been recognised [and arrested] due to facial recognition". (Note my changes to the transcript of the dialogue above.)
He says "No", meaning "That's not what I said". She says, speaking as if she was him "I've been done", meaning "I thought you meant 'I've been done because of facial recognition'". After that, she continues with her own thoughts, beginning "700 people ...".

When he said "Hit me with it", he meant "Tell me the news you're talking about".