Many Chicago aldermen decry pending removal of ShotSpotter gun detection tech
CHICAGO -- With just 13 days left on Chicago's contract for the controversial gunshot detection system ShotSpotter, several aldermen pleaded for the city to keep the technology at a Public Safety Committee meeting Monday morning.The city on Monday also released long-awaited data on ShotSpotter's effectiveness.That data have been much-anticipated, because the lack of data has long been a critique of the gunshot detection technology.
Silvana Tabares said as she held several sheets of paper in hand.'We know that the doomsday is September 22. That's what I'll call it,' said Ald. Monique Scott . 'We're basically going to play Russian roulette without constituents' lives.'Ald. Ray Lopez said allowing ShotSpotter to be removed might lead to further removal of law enforcement technology.'If we allow ourselves to go down this road of removing technology, which technology is next?' he said.
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