Tag: shotspotter
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#StopShotSpotter: Seattle Update
Seattle Mayor Harrell’s budget allocates $1 million for a “gunfire detection system” – presumably ShotSpotter, which Harrell’s tried to bring to Seattle for over a decade. As Lauryn Bray’s * One reason for this is that less than 10% of ShotSpotter reports produce anything prosecutors can potentially use as evidence of crimes. Another reason is…
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#StopShotSpotter: my comments at the Seattle Budget Committee hearing
See the livetweet thread here for context. I’m Jon. My comments today focus on the $1 million for gunshot detection. Gun violence is a huge problem – but systems like ShotSpotter won’t help address it. These systems don’t reduce crime. Instead, they waste police time and resources – and harm people in the communities they’re…
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#StopShotSpotter: Detroit, Cleveland, Portland, Seattle, Dayton and a short reference list (UPDATED)
Originally written September 29; last updated October 5. See the Updates at the bottom. “We cannot ignore the fact that there’s no data that proves that ShotSpotter actually works…. I’ve asked (police) give me some data. Please. Don’t just be running around putting fear into people. Folks are scared to death in this city. They…