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City’s police sharpen their watch on crime
Boston.com ^
| 3/4/10
| Maria Cramer
Posted on 03/04/2010 8:17:27 AM PST by GeorgiaDawg32
As part of a new crime-fighting initiative unveiled yesterday, Boston police now have the ability to witness shootings, robberies, and even homicides on many city streets from computer screens at headquarters and then distribute crucial information about the suspects and the crimes to officers heading to the scene.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: crime; criminality; police
To: GeorgiaDawg32
Cue the 'big brother/obama goon squad jack booted thug' crowd.
And then cue the 'if you aren't doing anything wrong...' crowd.
I'll be making popcorn.
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posted on
03/04/2010 8:19:45 AM PST
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Blue Jays
Some cities have directional microphones to listen for gunshots and send officers to the sources of the sound.
Seems kind of silly to me since the system can be easily fooled with M-80 and other types of fireworks.
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posted on
03/04/2010 8:37:05 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: thefactor
I swear I'm going to buy a big hat and big dark glasses to wear whenever I go out in public!
I bought some of that spray on stuff that's supposed to keep your license plate from being picked up by cameras, but I doubt if it really works.
Is this a great free country or what!
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posted on
03/04/2010 8:42:43 AM PST
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
To: basil
I bought some of that spray on stuff that's supposed to keep your license plate from being picked up by cameras, but I doubt if it really works. It does.
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posted on
03/04/2010 8:44:51 AM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: GeorgiaDawg32
Orwell had a viewscreen in everybody’s house! When can we expect THAT technological BOON!!!
To: GeorgiaDawg32
So the police will not be on hand to prevent or deter crime, but will be able to view it from the comfort of the desks, and can notify the coroner when approriate.
To: I Buried My Guns
When seconds count, the police are minutes away.
At best, they witness your murder and think they know who they have to look for.
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posted on
03/04/2010 9:10:42 AM PST
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(Why protest fur and not leather? Ever try to hassle a motorcycle gang?)
To: GeorgiaDawg32
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe".
Thomas Jefferson
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posted on
03/04/2010 9:20:06 AM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Lurker
Thanks! That’s good to know.
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posted on
03/04/2010 12:10:57 PM PST
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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