According to the Metropolitan Police Department of DC has recently gotten one of Superman's powers: super-hearing.
So now, not only do we as DC residents have 48 cameras watching over us, we now have ears and our sounds could be monitored. Thanks FBI!
Apparently, this technology ShotSpotter can identify gunshots within 2 miles and pinpoint the shots within feet. This is a good thing for shooting victims, and a bad thing for shooters.
Three recent shootings have been picked up by the sensor system and in one case, led to the arrest of a suspect.
Posted by yakuza at October 25, 2006 10:46 AM | TrackBack