A gunshot detection system that has cost Chicago tens of millions of dollars was a waste of money

[Lennie]

Chicago watchdog harshly criticizes ShotSpotter system

Chicago watchdog harshly criticizes ShotSpotter system

Chicago's watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

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[JohnnyMac]

Another example of just throwing money at a problem without actually examining the situation.

 

[Hemlock]

Kinda like Portland's police department.

 

[TTSX]

The good idea fairy struck again

 

[arakboss]

They could have used that money for more effective gun buybacks.

 

[Stomper]

I could have told you a "shot spotter" system like that wouldn't work in Chicago…. The display screen would be one big alert dot covering entire sections of the city.

 

[coop44]

Some salesman made out

 

[Stomper]

community groups argued afterward that the system sends officers to predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods for "unnecessary and hostile" encounters with residents and asked a judge to scrutinize the algorithm-powered technology to determine if it is trustworthy.

Uuuuuhhhhh…… that's because that's where all the gunshots are occurring.

 

[Bushman]

Peaceful gang banger protesters.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

They could have stationed people on the roofs of buildings and paid them to say: "I heard shots over in that direction" and it would have been cheaper and more effective.

 

[arakboss]

They could have stationed people of the roofs of buildings and paid them to say: "I heard shots over in that direction" and it would have been cheaper and more effective.

I mean they already have lookouts for cops so why not add one task to their job. You should run for office over there

 

[Mikej]

"According to the AP investigation, the system can miss live gunfire right under its microphones and misclassify the sounds of backfiring cars or fireworks as gunshots."

Wuut?

 

[arakboss]

"According to the AP investigation, the system can miss live gunfire right under its microphones and misclassify the sounds of backfiring cars or fireworks as gunshots."

Wuut?

A firmware update will fix that.

 

[Knobgoblin]

They could have stationed people of the roofs of buildings and paid them to say: "I heard shots over in that direction" and it would have been cheaper and more effective.

I know a few Afghans who probably would take the job in exchange for a safe place to live.

 

[BlindedByScience]

I could have told you a "shot spotter" system like that wouldn't work in Chicago…. The display screen would be one big alert dot covering entire sections of the city.

LOL....first thing I thought of.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

I mean they already have lookouts for cops so why not add one task to their job. You should run for office over there

Im simply a man of the people.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

I know a few Afghans who probably would take the job in exchange for a safe place to live.

Win/win

 

[billdeserthills]

Some salesman made out

Reminds me of the monorail

 

[American123]

That awkward moment when people realize: "to reduce violence in society you have to reduce the people who are committing the violence."

Obviously the vast majority of Chicagoans can live relatively peacefully with eachother, it's the small fraction of the bottom that is responsible for the overwhelming majority of violent crime.

 

[billdeserthills]

That awkward moment when people realize: "to reduce violence in society you have to reduce the people who are committing the violence."

Obviously the vast majority of Chicagoans can live relatively peacefully with eachother, it's the small fraction of the bottom that is responsible for the overwhelming majority of violent crime.

Sure but lets not forget about the progressives who enable them