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Police test gunfire detection system in Detroit
Associated Press via foxnews ^
| September 29, 2014
| unidentified reporter
Posted on 09/29/2014 9:52:46 AM PDT by Daffynition
DETROIT – A Detroit police pilot project is using a gunfire detection system to help officers pinpoint where shots are being fired in the city.
Police Chief James Craig tells The Detroit News that since the program began Sept. 22 the ShotSpotter system detected what appeared to be 24 shootings. Craig says testing is being done on the system and "tweaking" needs to be done.
Craig didn't specify where the system is being tested, how many sensors are employed or how long the pilot program will last.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; detroit; michigan
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Not that this *prevents anything* just gets the janitors to the area to clean-up sooner.
To: Daffynition
The system will be over-whelmed every night!
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:53:51 AM PDT
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(Politicians and diapers must be changed often for the same reason)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
Try the virtually free system attached to the sides of the heads of the police called ears.
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:55:07 AM PDT
by
Mouton
(The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
To: Daffynition
"A Detroit police pilot project is using a gunfire detection system to help officers pinpoint where shots are being fired in the city."
Oh, this one is easy! No money need be spent! I can answer the question of where the gunfire came from in Detroit?
It came from that empty building over there!
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:55:41 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Daffynition
help officers pinpoint where shots are being fired in the city.
I would think that an eyewitness calling 911 would be more accurate........
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:56:52 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Don't harsh my buzz homie......)
To: Daffynition
Detecting gunfire isn’t the problem. The problem is letting these thugs go (if/when they ever get caught) after serving months of their sentences. By the time these thugs reach 18, they’ve already “served” numerous “lengthy” prison sentences.
To: blackdog
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:58:33 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Daffynition
“System must be broken. Every time it comes up with a different address on MLK Boulevard.”
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posted on
09/29/2014 9:59:49 AM PDT
by
fungoking
(Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
To: Daffynition
I hope the sensors are bullet-proof. Target practice anyone?
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:02:47 AM PDT
by
Texicanus
(Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
To: Daffynition
Hehe. I worked in Detroit for quite a few years. This system is going to get a
serious workout.
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:03:55 AM PDT
by
factoryrat
(We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
This is about the seventy-ninth story of this type that's been written since the mid-80s. Automatic system, based on acoustics, that will almost instantly pinpoint the location of gunfire within a city.
If they ever do get this idea working, you'll see remotely controlled fireworks set off in synchrony with any real shooting. Guy in the back seat of a drive-by vehicle will be tasked with setting them off by means of a cell phone call.
Since you haven't seen that yet, you know that the bad guys have no fear of this type of system.
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:05:26 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Thank you for self-censoring.)
To: Daffynition
on hand to assist and lend his notable expertise to the testing event... , California Gubner Moonbeam Brown
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:05:56 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: Daffynition
Didn’t this system just fail miserably in another test run?
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:08:06 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(Health Care Haiku: If You Have a Right / To the Labor I Provide / I Must Be Your Slave)
To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
Not really sure what the point is. A good police chief combined with open carry stand your ground laws have driven the violent crime rate to its lowest in nearly 50 years.
Michigan legislative action thread
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:10:37 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: july4thfreedomfoundation
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:12:50 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(Health Care Haiku: If You Have a Right / To the Labor I Provide / I Must Be Your Slave)
To: Haiku Guy
That list is by no means exhaustive. That just represents the results of 4 minutes 41 seconds of research, which is apparently more than Detroit did before signing onto this boondoggle.
Next Up: Light Rail!
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:15:17 AM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(Health Care Haiku: If You Have a Right / To the Labor I Provide / I Must Be Your Slave)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:16:41 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: MeshugeMikey
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:24:37 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Daffynition
Sound bounces off buildings, with the multiple reflections confusing the system.
How about working on the source of the shootings? Violent criminals with no value system posessing guns.
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:26:33 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: Hot Tabasco
I would think that an eyewitness calling 911 would be more accurate........
Agree, but I'm sure the people that live in those places "dint see nuffins".
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posted on
09/29/2014 10:40:59 AM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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