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8 posts published by Techdirt and Gretchen Heckmann on July 28, 2022

Posts about police violence written by Tim Cushing and Techdirt

Sometimes you've got to shoot a few civilians to make the public safe. (h/t Maggie McNeill) More often than not, police do not stop a mass shooting. In Denver over the weekend, they actually started one. According to the Denver Post, police in the Lower Downtown area opened fire to stop a man who allegedly pulled a…

Posts about precrime written by Tim Cushing and conciergecli@a8c.com

Posts about predictive policing written by Tim Cushing and conciergecli@a8c.com

ShotSpotter has made a name for itself (and not a good one!) by telling cops its sensors and mics can convert soundwaves into actionable intel. It has become beloved by some cops, perhaps in part for being willing to alter its reports to reflect what cops want to believe happened, rather than what actually may…

Posts about gun shot detection written by Techdirt

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012. That's an entire decade ago. Who knew the learning curve for cops would be so extreme? Learning to deal with legalized drugs after years of useless drug warring has posed problems all over the country. Cops in Kansas(!) had to be told by a federal appeals court that…

8 posts published by Techdirt and Gretchen Heckmann on July 27, 2022

Posts about cyberstalking written by Techdirt