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submitted 1 week ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

The NYPD announced an expansion of its “Drone as First Responder” program, using drones to respond to robberies and alerts from ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system with a high error rate.

The drones will provide real-time video and audio to officers, aiding in investigations, crowd monitoring, and emergency responses.

Civil liberties groups have raised privacy concerns, especially as ShotSpotter has been criticized for inaccuracies and for disproportionately targeting Black and brown neighborhoods.

Other cities, like Chicago and Durham, have already moved to end or review their ShotSpotter contracts.

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[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

I can imagine being robbed and a drone just flies around with blinking red and blue lights with a siren.

📢 POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY - ESTIMATED WAIT TIME IS 25-30 MINUTES 📢

[-] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

Live in NYC. Wait time is closer to 2-3 hours. Unless someone has a gun, NYPD doesn't care

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

My cat is stuck in a tree... And the tree has a gun!

[-] USSMojave@startrek.website 22 points 1 week ago
[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

Time to dust off the crowbar

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

It's gonna take more than a crowbar to get us out of this one

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

After you find the crowbar you usually find a pistol next

[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Where is my gravity gun? ALYX! DOG!

[-] tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago
[-] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

raises middle finger

Only played the VR mod

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

When do they get the Department of Precrime to go with it?

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

We need them psychic triplets first.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No problem, Trump supporters will tell them the color of the neighborhoods to target.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It would be easier to say what color neighborhoods not to target.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago

So what's to stop the government using these for mass surveillance or targeting government dissidents

[-] PagingDoctorLove@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Don't you worry your pretty little head about it. If you're not doing anything wrong then it won't matter, right?

Lol.

[-] Balrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 week ago

Nice. We finally know we’re in the Watch Dogs universe.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Or creeping into Slaughterbots terrority.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, we are yet to make sure that the drones run on the same OS as the Teslas.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

So even more useless than it already is?

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Just want until the drones discover Candy Crush. Then the drones will get drones.

[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

It's all fun and games until there's a shahed in the bodega

[-] dsilverz@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 week ago

It would be so unfortunate if someone made an Open source hardware version of anti-drone guns...

[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 23 points 1 week ago

The first time someone shoots one down, they're going to make it so that downing a drone has the same criminal penalty as attacking an officer. Mark my words.

[-] Suffa@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 week ago

But like the police dogs. They’ll abuse them themselves without issue.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Their job isn't to obey the law, dummy! /s

[-] lychee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Shit shit shit just everywhere all shit

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

In before they shoot down the drones.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I’m sure they’ll put them back in storage after problems are resolved…NOT.

this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2024
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