• Re: Chicago to drop ShotSpotter

    From Rhino@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Tue Feb 13 16:36:25 2024
    On Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:16:29 -0000 (UTC)
    "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a
    statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection
    system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout
    the violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that
    he wanted the contract renewed.

    What's your take on this, Adam? Are the anti-ShotSpotter activists
    actually sincere or are they worried that criminals might get caught if
    the technology stays in place? Are the pro-ShotSpotter people really
    seeing positive results or are they just keen to maintain the contract
    for benefits to themselves?


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    Rhino

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 13 21:16:29 2024
    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key
    campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement
    saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he
    wanted the contract renewed.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Rhino on Tue Feb 13 22:20:54 2024
    Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
    Tue, 13 Feb 2024 21:16:29 -0000 (UTC) Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a
    statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection
    system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout
    the violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that
    he wanted the contract renewed.

    What's your take on this, Adam? Are the anti-ShotSpotter activists
    actually sincere or are they worried that criminals might get caught if
    the technology stays in place? Are the pro-ShotSpotter people really
    seeing positive results or are they just keen to maintain the contract
    for benefits to themselves?

    Negative aspects of policing and positive aspects of policing are not
    directly related to ShotSpotter. The problem, according to detractors,
    is that cops come in "hot" expecting a confrontation with a gunman and
    that can lead to someone getting killed.

    As an example, ShotSpotter was blamed for the death of Adam Toledo.

    As technology, it largely worked. There were plenty of false positives
    but those went down over time. There's no way to know the number of
    false negatives considering those aren't investigated.

    I look at it as a tool. The problem is how cops react, but I don't see
    cops coming in hot from a ShotSpotter report any different than hearing "officer needs assistance", a "shots fired" call from dispatch or a
    report to 911.

    Now the contract was hideously expensive. Johnson hasn't said what his brilliant idea is for spending the money to catch people shooting guns.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Tue Feb 13 22:40:41 2024
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 14 03:48:42 2024
    On 2/13/24 4:40 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key
    campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement
    saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST
    https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he
    wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?


    Can't your Secret Agent buddies give you any insight on this?



    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to no_offline_contact@example.com on Wed Feb 14 15:04:19 2024
    no_offline_contact@example.com wrote:
    "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a
    statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection
    system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout
    the violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention.

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that
    he wanted the contract renewed.

    What's your take on this, Adam? Are the anti-ShotSpotter activists
    actually sincere or are they worried that criminals might get caught if
    the technology stays in place? Are the pro-ShotSpotter people really
    seeing positive results or are they just keen to maintain the contract
    for benefits to themselves?

    I am guessing they could save a lot of money on those devices overheating
    from overuse and failing prematurely.

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    Let's go Brandon!

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to no_email@invalid.invalid on Wed Feb 14 23:15:02 2024
    BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >>saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >>wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

    The Inspector General report from some time back said that cops weren't necessarily showing up in time to make arrests, and more recently, the
    state's attorney helpfully said it wasn't creating evidence for
    prosecution. I don't see that as the issue.

    In recent months, the police department said it let the fire department
    get to crime scenes more quickly to treat victims of gunshots. No one
    really has offered good statistics.

    The manufacturer claims 97% accuracy.

    There are certain community organizers who defend the technology. Father Pfleger, a Catholic priest long assigned to the same parish in a black neighborhood, a well-known anti-gun and anti-gang activist, said that
    it's justified if just one life has been saved.

    Here's Fran Spielman's news analysis. She's written for the Chicago
    Sun-Times for decades, the city hall correspondent.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/13/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-shotspotter-ends-leadership

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to ahk@chinet.com on Wed Feb 14 19:42:12 2024
    On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:15:02 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >>>saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent >>>summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >>>wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

    The Inspector General report from some time back said that cops weren't >necessarily showing up in time to make arrests, and more recently, the >state's attorney helpfully said it wasn't creating evidence for
    prosecution. I don't see that as the issue.

    That's an issue with either the cops or the number of cops available
    to respond.

    In recent months, the police department said it let the fire department
    get to crime scenes more quickly to treat victims of gunshots. No one
    really has offered good statistics.

    The manufacturer claims 97% accuracy.

    I'm sure they would.


    There are certain community organizers who defend the technology. Father >Pfleger, a Catholic priest long assigned to the same parish in a black >neighborhood, a well-known anti-gun and anti-gang activist, said that
    it's justified if just one life has been saved.

    On the other hand wasn't their a report about some lives being lost
    because the cops showed up ready to shoot and ending up shooting
    innocent people? So if the cost is one innocent life is it worth
    keeping? I know that some would say yes, it's worth it.

    Here's Fran Spielman's news analysis. She's written for the Chicago
    Sun-Times for decades, the city hall correspondent.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/02/13/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-shotspotter-ends-leadership

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to ahk@chinet.com on Wed Feb 14 21:11:20 2024
    On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:33:23 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:15:02 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>>BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>>>>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >>>>>saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on >>>>>Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent >>>>>summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>>>>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >>>>>wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

    The Inspector General report from some time back said that cops weren't >>>necessarily showing up in time to make arrests, and more recently, the >>>state's attorney helpfully said it wasn't creating evidence for >>>prosecution. I don't see that as the issue.

    That's an issue with either the cops or the number of cops available
    to respond.

    No, just the coincidence if the cop called to the location is near
    enough. We don't expect police to travel long distances to show up while
    the crime is taking place as we see on tv.

    My take was that if you have enough cops there should always be one
    nearby. Though not many places can afford that. I'm reminded of this
    Youtube video I watched yesterday about the Beverly Hills police
    department where the officer said they average a 3 minute response
    time.

    In recent months, the police department said it let the fire department >>>get to crime scenes more quickly to treat victims of gunshots. No one >>>really has offered good statistics.

    The manufacturer claims 97% accuracy.

    I'm sure they would.

    That statistic is about false positives. There is no statistic about
    false negatives.

    There are certain community organizers who defend the technology. Father >>>Pfleger, a Catholic priest long assigned to the same parish in a black >>>neighborhood, a well-known anti-gun and anti-gang activist, said that >>>it's justified if just one life has been saved.

    On the other hand wasn't their a report about some lives being lost
    because the cops showed up ready to shoot and ending up shooting
    innocent people? So if the cost is one innocent life is it worth
    keeping? I know that some would say yes, it's worth it.

    That's why I mentioned the killing of Adam Toledo. In that case,
    ShotSpotter did its job and it was horrifically bad police work.

    Was it as bad as this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/14/acorn-florida-police-shoot-unarmed/

    The TL;dr of it is a guy was arrested, checked for weapons, handcuffed
    and put in the back of the police car. Then one of the cops thought he
    heard a shot and had been shot and unloaded on the police car thinking
    the guy had somehow magically got a weapon and shot at him. Luckily
    the guy in handcuffs wasn't hit. Turns out the police cam video shows
    the officer heard an acorn hit the car and thought that was a gun
    shot.

    With people like that acting as police officers it is amazing more
    people don't get shot for having the bad luck to be near an officer
    responding to a call.

    It's ridiculous to blame ShotSpotter. All we expect of the technology is >sound analysis, nothing more. And I've pointed out that police will come
    in hot if they hear an "officer needs assistance" radio call, or
    dispatch or a 9-1-1 report sends them to a "shots fired" call.

    Police are responsible for their reaction to a situation no matter if
    the call came in due to technology or a citizen report.

    Agreed. Though at least with a citizen call there may be some context
    given to what is happening. With something like ShotSpotter there's no
    context other than a weapon was discharged.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to shawn on Thu Feb 15 01:33:23 2024
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:15:02 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>>>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >>>>saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on >>>>Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent >>>>summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>>>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >>>>wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

    The Inspector General report from some time back said that cops weren't >>necessarily showing up in time to make arrests, and more recently, the >>state's attorney helpfully said it wasn't creating evidence for >>prosecution. I don't see that as the issue.

    That's an issue with either the cops or the number of cops available
    to respond.

    No, just the coincidence if the cop called to the location is near
    enough. We don't expect police to travel long distances to show up while
    the crime is taking place as we see on tv.

    In recent months, the police department said it let the fire department
    get to crime scenes more quickly to treat victims of gunshots. No one >>really has offered good statistics.

    The manufacturer claims 97% accuracy.

    I'm sure they would.

    That statistic is about false positives. There is no statistic about
    false negatives.

    There are certain community organizers who defend the technology. Father >>Pfleger, a Catholic priest long assigned to the same parish in a black >>neighborhood, a well-known anti-gun and anti-gang activist, said that
    it's justified if just one life has been saved.

    On the other hand wasn't their a report about some lives being lost
    because the cops showed up ready to shoot and ending up shooting
    innocent people? So if the cost is one innocent life is it worth
    keeping? I know that some would say yes, it's worth it.

    That's why I mentioned the killing of Adam Toledo. In that case,
    ShotSpotter did its job and it was horrifically bad police work.

    It's ridiculous to blame ShotSpotter. All we expect of the technology is
    sound analysis, nothing more. And I've pointed out that police will come
    in hot if they hear an "officer needs assistance" radio call, or
    dispatch or a 9-1-1 report sends them to a "shots fired" call.

    Police are responsible for their reaction to a situation no matter if
    the call came in due to technology or a citizen report.

    . . .

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to shawn on Thu Feb 15 03:06:55 2024
    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    Thu, 15 Feb 2024 01:33:23 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:15:02 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>: >>>>BTR1701 <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >>>>>>campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >>>>>>saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on >>>>>>Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent >>>>>>summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>>>>>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >>>>>>wanted the contract renewed.

    The question is, is the system effective and accurate?

    If it is, then the mayor's decision is reprehensible.

    If it's not, then the decision is a good one that benefits taxpayers.

    The Inspector General report from some time back said that cops weren't >>>>necessarily showing up in time to make arrests, and more recently, the >>>>state's attorney helpfully said it wasn't creating evidence for >>>>prosecution. I don't see that as the issue.

    That's an issue with either the cops or the number of cops available
    to respond.

    No, just the coincidence if the cop called to the location is near
    enough. We don't expect police to travel long distances to show up while >>the crime is taking place as we see on tv.

    My take was that if you have enough cops there should always be one
    nearby. Though not many places can afford that. I'm reminded of this
    Youtube video I watched yesterday about the Beverly Hills police
    department where the officer said they average a 3 minute response
    time.

    Chicago is 234 square miles and has a relatively high crime rate. I
    don't see how that's possible. What is Beverly Hills going to have but
    property crime?

    In recent months, the police department said it let the fire department >>>>get to crime scenes more quickly to treat victims of gunshots. No one >>>>really has offered good statistics.

    The manufacturer claims 97% accuracy.

    I'm sure they would.

    That statistic is about false positives. There is no statistic about
    false negatives.

    There are certain community organizers who defend the technology. Father >>>>Pfleger, a Catholic priest long assigned to the same parish in a black >>>>neighborhood, a well-known anti-gun and anti-gang activist, said that >>>>it's justified if just one life has been saved.

    On the other hand wasn't their a report about some lives being lost >>>because the cops showed up ready to shoot and ending up shooting
    innocent people? So if the cost is one innocent life is it worth
    keeping? I know that some would say yes, it's worth it.

    That's why I mentioned the killing of Adam Toledo. In that case, >>ShotSpotter did its job and it was horrifically bad police work.

    Was it as bad as this: >https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/14/acorn-florida-police-shoot-unarmed/

    Wow. That's ridiculous.

    . . .

    It's ridiculous to blame ShotSpotter. All we expect of the technology is >>sound analysis, nothing more. And I've pointed out that police will come
    in hot if they hear an "officer needs assistance" radio call, or
    dispatch or a 9-1-1 report sends them to a "shots fired" call.

    Police are responsible for their reaction to a situation no matter if
    the call came in due to technology or a citizen report.

    Agreed. Though at least with a citizen call there may be some context
    given to what is happening. With something like ShotSpotter there's no >context other than a weapon was discharged.

    What context?

    ShotSpotter did its job. I've written about Adam Toledo. He had a caring
    family and a mother who watched over him. Nevertheless, he snuck out of
    the house that night, climbing out his bedroom window, to meet up with
    an irresponsible asshole 21-year-old man who was getting him a gun. It's
    a Mexican neighborhood on the west side, about a half mile south of
    where my mother grew up. Unlike black neighborhoods, Mexican
    neighborhoods are populated and housing is old but maintained.

    The two idiots were just test firing the gun.

    It never came out why the boy was getting a gun. He wasn't being
    recruited into a gang.

    Cops were nearby when they got the call. The adult gave the gun to the
    boy to hide. Toledo was confronted by the cop, and complied with orders.
    He dropped the gun over a fence (so the cop couldn't claim he could
    still reach for it), turned, and showed the cop his empty hands. It's
    recorded on video. In less than a second, the cop shot him.

    Not Laquan McDonald, but one shot was enough to kill the boy. The cop
    tried to render first aid.

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to shawn on Wed Feb 14 22:02:30 2024
    On 2024-02-15 02:11:20 +0000, shawn said:

    The TL;dr of it is a guy was arrested, checked for weapons, handcuffed
    and put in the back of the police car. Then one of the cops thought he
    heard a shot and had been shot and unloaded on the police car thinking
    the guy had somehow magically got a weapon and shot at him. Luckily
    the guy in handcuffs wasn't hit. Turns out the police cam video shows
    the officer heard an acorn hit the car and thought that was a gun
    shot.

    I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention but on the local news tonight
    they were showing some new technology that can detect an automatic
    rifle just on sight -- the gun doesn't even have to be fired.

    Probably only practical in a school setting though, especially with all
    these states that have open carry laws.

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  • From A Friend@21:1/5 to ahk@chinet.com on Wed Feb 14 22:35:43 2024
    In article <uqjv4e$31srd$1@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Chicago is 234 square miles and has a relatively high crime rate. I
    don't see how that's possible. What is Beverly Hills going to have but property crime?


    Murders, we've got murders:

    https://homicide.latimes.com/neighborhood/beverly-hills/year/all

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to super70s@super70s.invalid on Wed Feb 14 23:45:20 2024
    On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:02:30 -0600, super70s
    <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    On 2024-02-15 02:11:20 +0000, shawn said:

    The TL;dr of it is a guy was arrested, checked for weapons, handcuffed
    and put in the back of the police car. Then one of the cops thought he
    heard a shot and had been shot and unloaded on the police car thinking
    the guy had somehow magically got a weapon and shot at him. Luckily
    the guy in handcuffs wasn't hit. Turns out the police cam video shows
    the officer heard an acorn hit the car and thought that was a gun
    shot.

    I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention but on the local news tonight
    they were showing some new technology that can detect an automatic
    rifle just on sight -- the gun doesn't even have to be fired.

    I doubt it can tell the difference between a real automatic rifle and
    many of the fakes out there. Plus it can't tell if the gun has been
    disabled by removing the firing pin so I could see it generating calls
    for people who legally own the weapons and are just moving it between locations.

    Probably only practical in a school setting though, especially with all
    these states that have open carry laws.

    True.. Plus where are you going to be putting such technology that is
    useful. I expect any criminal who has such a weapon out where it is
    likely to be seen by the cameras is also about to use the weapon so
    I'm not sure how much is gained by spending the $$ for this tech.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to super70s@super70s.invalid on Wed Feb 14 20:55:30 2024
    In article <uqk2cm$32c6o$1@dont-email.me>,
    super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    On 2024-02-15 02:11:20 +0000, shawn said:

    The TL;dr of it is a guy was arrested, checked for weapons, handcuffed
    and put in the back of the police car. Then one of the cops thought he heard a shot and had been shot and unloaded on the police car thinking
    the guy had somehow magically got a weapon and shot at him. Luckily
    the guy in handcuffs wasn't hit. Turns out the police cam video shows
    the officer heard an acorn hit the car and thought that was a gun
    shot.

    I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention but on the local news tonight
    they were showing some new technology that can detect an automatic
    rifle just on sight -- the gun doesn't even have to be fired.

    Is it actually an automatic rifle or is that just what the media called
    it? Because the media is notorious for calling semi-autos "automatic
    guns" when there's a world of difference between two.

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Thu Feb 15 08:40:33 2024
    In article <atropos-EF4B93.20550014022024@news.giganews.com>,
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    In article <uqk2cm$32c6o$1@dont-email.me>,
    super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    On 2024-02-15 02:11:20 +0000, shawn said:

    The TL;dr of it is a guy was arrested, checked for weapons, handcuffed and put in the back of the police car. Then one of the cops thought he heard a shot and had been shot and unloaded on the police car thinking the guy had somehow magically got a weapon and shot at him. Luckily
    the guy in handcuffs wasn't hit. Turns out the police cam video shows
    the officer heard an acorn hit the car and thought that was a gun
    shot.

    I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention but on the local news tonight
    they were showing some new technology that can detect an automatic
    rifle just on sight -- the gun doesn't even have to be fired.

    Is it actually an automatic rifle or is that just what the media called
    it? Because the media is notorious for calling semi-autos "automatic
    guns" when there's a world of difference between two.

    I don't know that it makes a hell of a lot of difference if the
    technology is used in a school -- even if someone is walking around with
    a plastic toy gun it will create widespread panic.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to super70s@super70s.invalid on Thu Feb 15 17:00:05 2024
    super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:
    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention but on the local news tonight >>>they were showing some new technology that can detect an automatic
    rifle just on sight -- the gun doesn't even have to be fired.

    Is it actually an automatic rifle or is that just what the media called
    it? Because the media is notorious for calling semi-autos "automatic
    guns" when there's a world of difference between two.

    I don't know that it makes a hell of a lot of difference if the
    technology is used in a school -- even if someone is walking around with
    a plastic toy gun it will create widespread panic.

    I can detect a rifle on sight. Why do I need Gideon Reeves' technology
    to do so? Does it matter if it's single shot, semi-automatic, or
    automatic? What is the technology going to accomplish? If a child has
    brought it for show-and-tell, something may be wrong.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Sat Feb 17 16:12:04 2024
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >wanted the contract renewed.

    Johnson is unbelievable. The ShotSpotter contract ended February 16,
    2024. In the years that Chicago police have been using it, it got fully integrated into police dispatching systems.

    Johnson made a campaign promise to end its use, then since he became
    mayor, did nothing about changing police dispatching to a system without ShotSpotter integration. Then his brand new police commissioner said
    publicly he wanted to retain the contract, which sure made it seem like
    Johnson changed his mind. Again.

    Instead of sticking with things he's said, Johnson has a pattern of equivocating; ShotSpotter is no different. He's afraid to move in any particular direction, so he pisses off allies plus everyone who
    disagrees with him.

    In this case, he made things even worse than usual. When he made his announcement February 13 that the contract would be extended till a few
    weeks after the Democratic National Convention, he was LYING. He hadn't
    entered into a contract negotiation. The owner of ShotSpotter was
    infuriated with the city. Their stock price had just dropped, and they
    were in no mood to do Johnson this favor.

    The contract extension wasn't actually entered into till the afternoon
    of the day it was set to expire.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/02/16/shotspotter-not-shutting-down-friday

    Note that after the contract extension ends, there will be a two month transition period. What does that mean? What is the plan for police
    dispatch going forward to deal with crime involving guns?

    I assume there is no plan, else Johnson would have announced it, and
    there will be no plan after it ends.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Sat Feb 17 11:17:54 2024
    In article <uqqlsj$g1ob$1@dont-email.me>,
    "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal
    -after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >wanted the contract renewed.

    Johnson is unbelievable. The ShotSpotter contract ended February 16,
    2024. In the years that Chicago police have been using it, it got fully integrated into police dispatching systems.

    Johnson made a campaign promise to end its use, then since he became
    mayor, did nothing about changing police dispatching to a system without ShotSpotter integration. Then his brand new police commissioner said
    publicly he wanted to retain the contract, which sure made it seem like Johnson changed his mind. Again.

    All of the claims of inaccuracies, false positives, cost, etc. may be
    true, but I get the feeling they're just a cover for the real reason for
    the opposition to the system in the black community: they see it as
    automated snitch and they just don't like the idea of some computer
    ratting them out to the po-po every time they fire a gun.

    Instead of sticking with things he's said, Johnson has a pattern of equivocating; ShotSpotter is no different. He's afraid to move in any particular direction, so he pisses off allies plus everyone who
    disagrees with him.

    In this case, he made things even worse than usual. When he made his announcement February 13 that the contract would be extended till a few
    weeks after the Democratic National Convention, he was LYING. He hadn't entered into a contract negotiation. The owner of ShotSpotter was
    infuriated with the city. Their stock price had just dropped, and they
    were in no mood to do Johnson this favor.

    The contract extension wasn't actually entered into till the afternoon
    of the day it was set to expire.

    And since the company was royally pissed off, how much you want to bet
    the extension cost taxpayers a shit-ton more than it would have without
    the mayor's bullshit?

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Wed May 1 22:19:02 2024
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on key >campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a statement >saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection system on
    Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout the violent
    summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that he >wanted the contract renewed.

    Whoops

    Police, again defying Mayor Brandon Johnson (I have no idea how it is
    that none of the executive department heads report to Johnson) publish statistics that police response was FASTER with a ShotSpotter alert
    alone, two minutes slower with a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call for
    the same incident, and almost another minute slower with a 911 call but
    no ShotSpotter alert.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson

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  • From Rhino@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Thu May 2 18:33:45 2024
    On Wed, 1 May 2024 22:19:02 -0000 (UTC)
    "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on
    key campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a
    statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection
    system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout
    the violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer


    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that
    he wanted the contract renewed.

    Whoops

    Police, again defying Mayor Brandon Johnson (I have no idea how it is
    that none of the executive department heads report to Johnson) publish statistics that police response was FASTER with a ShotSpotter alert
    alone, two minutes slower with a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call for
    the same incident, and almost another minute slower with a 911 call
    but no ShotSpotter alert.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson

    I don't understand why the mayor wants to dump ShotSpotter. I could
    only read the first couple of paragraphs of the story without a
    subscription.

    Johnson seems to be another "progressive" activist type so I'm guessing
    he sees something racist in technology that is going to get police to
    scenes of shootings faster because more black people are going to get
    arrested, upsetting his base. Of course he's unlikely to actually say
    that and would cloak it in some other improbable argument.

    --
    Rhino

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Rhino on Thu May 2 23:16:01 2024
    Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
    Wed, 1 May 2024 22:19:02 -0000 (UTC) Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    Wnat will become of Gideon Reeves?

    Mayor Johnson to end ShotSpotter deal after summer, making good on
    key campaign promise
    After Sun-Times first reported the decision, Johnson issued a
    statement saying the city "will decommission" the gunshot detection >>>system on Sept. 22, meaning cops will have access to it throughout
    the violent summer months and the Democratic National Convention.
    By Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Feb 13, 2024, 10:41am CST >>>https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/13/mayor-johnson-to-end-shotspotter-deal-after-summer

    Note that Johnson's brand new police commissioner said publicly that
    he wanted the contract renewed.

    Whoops

    Police, again defying Mayor Brandon Johnson (I have no idea how it is
    that none of the executive department heads report to Johnson) publish >>statistics that police response was FASTER with a ShotSpotter alert
    alone, two minutes slower with a ShotSpotter alert and a 911 call for
    the same incident, and almost another minute slower with a 911 call
    but no ShotSpotter alert.

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson

    I don't understand why the mayor wants to dump ShotSpotter. I could
    only read the first couple of paragraphs of the story without a
    subscription.

    You must turn off javascript. Then you can read it.

    Johnson seems to be another "progressive" activist type so I'm guessing
    he sees something racist in technology that is going to get police to
    scenes of shootings faster because more black people are going to get >arrested, upsetting his base. Of course he's unlikely to actually say
    that and would cloak it in some other improbable argument.

    His base wasn't generally black voters. He got votes from progressives
    among Hispanics and whites, and it's more of an anti-police thing than
    anything else. As I said earlier in the thread, there was a lot of
    criticism of its EFFECTIVENESS from the inspector general but I thought
    too much was expected of the technology. Police weren't getting there in
    time to catch the perpetrators but that's not what the technology does.

    Police were getting there faster to help gunshot victims, so that seems
    like a benefit of the technology.

    But black voters in higher crime areas want police to arrest criminals.
    That's not to say that they approve of how their neighborhoods are
    policed, but they want the violent criminals arrested and charged and
    sent to prison. The direct and indirect victims of crime weren't
    demanding the removal of ShotSpotter.

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  • From The Horny Goat@21:1/5 to no_offline_contact@example.com on Thu May 2 18:02:14 2024
    On Thu, 2 May 2024 18:33:45 -0400, Rhino
    <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson

    I don't understand why the mayor wants to dump ShotSpotter. I could
    only read the first couple of paragraphs of the story without a
    subscription.

    Johnson seems to be another "progressive" activist type so I'm guessing
    he sees something racist in technology that is going to get police to
    scenes of shootings faster because more black people are going to get >arrested, upsetting his base. Of course he's unlikely to actually say
    that and would cloak it in some other improbable argument.

    Which to me is strange since presumably this service is also tied in
    to the local 911 service which in MOST communities is also tied in to
    the ambulance dispatcher (it certainly is in my town). Most of us
    would consider getting ambulances to where they need to go a plus, no? PARTICULARLY if it involves a shooting.

    To me this is as personal as it gets since as on 30 Jan 2005 my mother
    was run over by a runaway RV and while the ambulance came, she died
    literally on the doorsteps of the hospital - leaving my family always
    wondering if a faster response might have saved her.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to The Horny Goat on Fri May 3 02:01:50 2024
    The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
    Thu, 2 May 2024 18:33:45 -0400, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/01/shotspotter-response-times-911-call-chicago-police-statistics-city-council-contract-mayor-johnson

    I don't understand why the mayor wants to dump ShotSpotter. I could
    only read the first couple of paragraphs of the story without a >>subscription.

    Johnson seems to be another "progressive" activist type so I'm guessing
    he sees something racist in technology that is going to get police to >>scenes of shootings faster because more black people are going to get >>arrested, upsetting his base. Of course he's unlikely to actually say
    that and would cloak it in some other improbable argument.

    Which to me is strange since presumably this service is also tied in
    to the local 911 service which in MOST communities is also tied in to
    the ambulance dispatcher (it certainly is in my town). Most of us
    would consider getting ambulances to where they need to go a plus, no? >PARTICULARLY if it involves a shooting.

    It's tied directly to a display in each police district used by police dispatchers, a system entirely built around ShotSpotter. I'm not sure
    how the 911 calls get reconciled with the same shooting heard by
    ShotSpotter.

    To me this is as personal as it gets since as on 30 Jan 2005 my mother
    was run over by a runaway RV and while the ambulance came, she died
    literally on the doorsteps of the hospital - leaving my family always >wondering if a faster response might have saved her.

    I'm sorry.

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