Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
The locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technology.
The only problem ShotSpotter solves is not enough public money into private hands. What information does it actually give the police, even assuming that it is 100% accurate?
At a certain time and place a gun was fired. Great? Who cares. That isn't worth $1million/mo.
If there are 3 people in the general location and time that a gun was fired, what has shotspotter done to help?Fortunately Chicago is getting rid of this finally. https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/22/shotspotter-contract-cost-mayor-brandon-johnson-cancel-extension-summer
People usually call in shots fired. So all they've done is create an expensive device that maybe tells them a bit sooner than a concerned citizen.
This is where I disagree. I think a transparent, publicly run system to triangulate gunshots is actually a great idea. As long as the microphones are placed evenly throughout a city, they can instantly let police know where and when a gunshot happened.
However, with no way to publicly verify the fairness of the a private system, there's only one way this could go.
Maybe I missed it but the article actually does not tell/show you where these secret locations are. A red dot on a map that doesn't zoom in well enough is kinda useless.
https://0.jaegers.net/?966fe7e5869f728e#6dzfJbegSNHvhWEjrbBexiizB1cS4XTaJWhdpET8fKVU
Article tells you it all.... if you know where to go! (was just sitting in the JS)
Muricans do everything but forbid guns