Chicago Debates Merits of ShotSpotter Technology

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday April 4, 2010 @03:24AM from the think-of-it-as-a-ping-that-makes-bad-people-go-away dept.

theodp writes "After a week that saw more than 40 people shot and at least 4 killed, Chicago politicians and police are at odds on whether to implement ShotSpotter, a camera and acoustic sensor-based gunshot-location system that is designed to pinpoint a shooter's location within seconds. The Chicago Police Department opposes such a move, saying ShotSpotter wasn't reliable in an earlier trial and — at $250,000 for a square mile of coverage — is too expensive. The company says the system has dramatically lowered crime rates in cities across the country. ShotSpotter is currently deployed in two countries and 51 US cities and counties."

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Re:Or... by Scutter · 2010-04-04 03:48 · Score: 5, Informative

Or we could have reasonable gun control laws.
Guns are already illegal within the Chicago city limits. Guess those "reasonable gun control laws" aren't quite working out like you'd hoped, huh?

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Re:Listen to the police by Broken+scope · 2010-04-04 04:55 · Score: 5, Informative

Warren v. District of Columbia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia
Castle Rock v. Gonzales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales
As loath as I am to link to this site, it gives a very good explanation.
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/kasler-protection.html

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