New York goes high-tech to detect gunfire amid rise in shootings

news.yahoo.com ^ | 3/16/2015 | Sebastien Malo

[rktman]

New York City police are employing a high-tech system to pinpoint gunfire amid an uptick in shootings in the nation's largest city, officials said on Monday.

With the installation of the tracking system, ShotSpotter, New York continues its foray into technology-assisted policing, which recently equipped New York Police Department officers with body cameras, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton told a news conference.

[rktman]

Wait, WHAT? What the hell's going on here. Didn't they just pass the "safe act"? Obviously they need more gun laws to "prevent" these shootings. And, unless there's a cop one block over, they'll still get there about 20 minutes too late. And the IPOS/SPOS tax payers will be billed for these new listening posts.

[Texas Eagle]

It’s a Brave New World.

[Iron Munro]

[Joe Boucher]

This system has been deployed in most large cities for quite some time.
Fact is they are also using it on freeways throughout the country too.

[Beagle8U]

Someone in NY should test their system by banging on the back of a pot with a large metal spoon.

I’ll betcha I could have them running in circles.

[CPOSharky]

Didn’t Rudy have a simple method, that actually worked, to reduce crime?

Now the libtards want to spend millions for something that cronies will supply at elevated prices.

[Ancient Man]

Why don’t they just log the locations where ambulances are dispatched?

[fruser1]

These systems are also capable of overhearing conversations. The system is designed to “alert” when a shot like noise is heard but they are basically “open-microphones”.

[bikerman]

But! BUT! NY has the toughest gun laws. Time to set off fire crackers that should keep the cops busy LOL

[gundog]

Remember the thread years ago on FR about the Brits developing a drone that could cruise around and drop small mics?