If you live in a large, urban area, his company's technology is likely implemented in your city.
If you live in a large, urban area, his company's technology is likely implemented in your city. Ralph Clarke is the CEO of ShotSpotter, one of the most adopted police technologies in the country.
Despite leading the company for the last 10 years and working closely with law enforcement agencies, Clarke understands the Black community's frustrations with the police. Clarke told ABC News the company has been having a lot of internal discussions, which he called"sometimes painful" since the social eruption after Floyd's death. He shared his thoughts on racism and technology's role as help or as a hindrance to weeding out racism in policing.
"I spoke publicly about having a talk with my son. We have four kids, three girls, and our youngest is a boy. And he wanted to go TP somebody's house with his friends -- with Luke and Matthew -- at his school. Ten years old. And we [said], 'No, you can't do it. And here's why: because you guys might TP the wrong house and who knows if somebody comes out. They're not going to see all your friends. They're going to see you. You're not going to be 10 years old.
"And now all of a sudden, you have this exterior force that is unpredictable, and people are justifiably upset. Protests … it's uncomfortable, but I think the beneficial thing is that we can really now have some serious reform. Now you have people saying, 'Hey, you know what, I'm not gonna negotiate with the [police] union. The unions are protecting these few bad seeds [and it] is super counterproductive.'""I was born and raised in Oakland, California.
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