Stop shotspotter
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wrote on 15 May 2024, 13:56 last edited by
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wrote on 15 May 2024, 13:58 last edited by
Idiocracy.
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wrote on 15 May 2024, 14:03 last edited by
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wrote on 15 May 2024, 14:30 last edited by
Yup, we have a bit of that kind of thing in my town. "Did you know that there's a disproportionate number of traffic stops involving minorities relative to the population of our town??"
Yeah, but did you know that 87% of the crime comes from the community directly to the east - so maybe that accounts for the "disproportionate number" that you just referenced.
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wrote on 16 May 2024, 09:21 last edited by jon-nyc
The question is always ‘disproportionate to what?’
Their population? Wrong measure.
Their contribution to
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wrote on 24 Sept 2024, 18:15 last edited by
Brandon Johnson kills a technology that detects shootings and saves lives.
ShotSpotter uses acoustic technology to detect gunfire and dispatches law enforcement to scenes of violence before 911 calls come in. Chicago has deployed the technology since 2012, mainly in its south and west sides. The University of Chicago Crime Lab found it likely saves about 85 lives a year.
The system has detected more than 200,000 gun shots in the 13 months ending in August. Even Mr. Johnson must think the technology works since in February he extended the contract through the summer, which is when gun violence typically peaks and the city hosted the Democratic National Convention.
But last week he said he’d let the ShotSpotter contract expire, calling it a waste of money. He may be taking his cues from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who charged in May that ShotSpotter perpetuates “over-policing and unjustified surveillance” in minority neighborhoods.
The City Council disagreed and voted 33-14 to give Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling the power to override the mayor’s office. “If one life is saved with gunshot detection technology, then it is absolutely worth having,” Alderman Ray Lopez said.
Alderman Brian Hopkins, chair of the council’s public safety committee, is threatening to go to court to keep ShotSpotter. It’s tempting to say the people of Chicago are getting the progressive rule they voted for, but no one deserves this mayor of criminal mayhem.
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wrote on 24 Sept 2024, 18:16 last edited by
I didn't think it could get worse than his predecessor. I was wrong.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2024, 00:43 last edited by
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wrote on 14 Oct 2024, 01:08 last edited by
Aliens studying humanity would come inexorably to the conclusion that black lives do not, in fact, matter to the Democrats in control of these cities.
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