Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoPolice tech isn’t designed to be accurate — it’s made to exert social controltruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1213cross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up1213external-linkPolice tech isn’t designed to be accurate — it’s made to exert social controltruthout.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI’m honestly not sure how any listening device can reliably tell the difference between a firework, a firearm, or a backfire. And every time I read about it, there is more evidence that it won’t work.
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIt can’t. That’s the problem with this unnecessary surveillance technology.
I’m honestly not sure how any listening device can reliably tell the difference between a firework, a firearm, or a backfire. And every time I read about it, there is more evidence that it won’t work.
It can’t. That’s the problem with this unnecessary surveillance technology.