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?
Probably not, since there has to be some processing of the noise to identify what it is. TheBackyardScientist did a video somewhat similar to that, here: https://piped.video/watch?v=4WSQqDHK1Yw
Suppressors aren't movie quiet, they just bring down the noise to make it hearing safe.
This leads me to wonder, would a suppressor actually trick these machines, does it have to be supersonic to pick it up?
And, what happens when someone near a sensor needs a new roof? Roofers constantly harassed by cops? "Not allowed to use .22 cal nail guns?" Would this thing not pick up Ramsets?
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.
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PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml · 26 pts · 2y
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
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y
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.
thenexusofprivacy@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
And, it gives cops another excuse to overpolice Black and brown neighborhoods.
Moogosa@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Gonkulator@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y
Whether the mics would pick it up would depend on if you use supersonic bullets. They would sense that they are shutting off for some reason though.
Edit: If you shoot one but another is in range to pick it up then it would. This is starting to sound like a cs problem.
ivanafterall@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y
Can we zoom in on the sound and enhance it to triangulate the shooter's IP address on the Unix mainframe?
Restaldt@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
Youll need to write a gooey in visual basic first
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
If two of us type at the same time on the same keyboard, we can work twice as fast!
LouisGarbuor@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Probably not, since there has to be some processing of the noise to identify what it is. TheBackyardScientist did a video somewhat similar to that, here: https://piped.video/watch?v=4WSQqDHK1Yw
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
That's what suppressors are for
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
Suppressors aren't movie quiet, they just bring down the noise to make it hearing safe.
This leads me to wonder, would a suppressor actually trick these machines, does it have to be supersonic to pick it up?
And, what happens when someone near a sensor needs a new roof? Roofers constantly harassed by cops? "Not allowed to use .22 cal nail guns?" Would this thing not pick up Ramsets?
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.ml · 15 pts · 2y
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.
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
https://0.jaegers.net/?966fe7e5869f728e#6dzfJbegSNHvhWEjrbBexiizB1cS4XTaJWhdpET8fKVU
Article tells you it all.... if you know where to go! (was just sitting in the JS)
RichSPK@lemux.minnix.dev · 1 pts · 2y
Document expires in 5 days (March 1st)!
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I kept the default expiration.
The data there is what was in the JS. I just pulled it out and ran it through a formatting tool so it can be consumed more easily by humans.
RichSPK@lemux.minnix.dev · 1 pts · 2y
This entry... { "lat": "-9999", "lon": "-9999", "metadata": [ "WorcesterMA", "" ] },
Pantherina@feddit.de · 8 pts · 2y
Muricans do everything but forbid guns