Boston Globe:
Massachusetts: New Bedford – In an effort to curb firearm offenses, authorities today will formally launch the ShotSpotter system, a system that uses sensitive microphones on buildings to pinpoint gunshots. The strategically placed acoustic sensors are linked to a computer. The system is used in parts of Boston, Brockton and Springfield.
You’re kidding me with his thing right? Fuggetabout all the false positives for everything from backfiring engines to fireworks (This otta be a pissa around the 4th of July). But lets say it is honest to goodness gunplay the microphones pick up, who gives a thee dollar bill if nobody gets hit? I mean it’s like the saying about a tree falling in the forest, if no one hears it does it really make a sound?
So in this time of fiscal chaos, when Gov. Coup Deville Patrick should be tightening the purse strings, Uncle Al has come up with an invention to balance public safety and efficiency, it’s called the Bodydropper. It too is hooked up to a computer and consists of tiny sensors spread underneath the pavement that will detect when a real crime is committed – when a body hits the ground. So while we are doing great things like legalizing pot, lets not prosecute mere assaults. You miss you get probation anyway. Lets go after the criminal we really care about - the one who can shoot straight.
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