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> The individual officers are often just too dumb You know, my dad always told me to just listen to people... eventually they'll tell you who they truly are.
by pdeuchler 6y ago
> The individual officers are often just too dumb
You know, my dad always told me to just listen to people... eventually they'll tell you who they truly are.
- taywrobel 6y agoDuring a training, demonstrating how to do geo searches on license plate data from ALPRs, a detective insisted we look up their car. The hits were all more or less expected, a bunch around their home and the precinct, local supermarkets, etc. But then a weird grouping way out of town. Detective insisted it was a mistake and wanted more data, thinking someone stole his license plate (insert eye roll here). Anyways, zooming in and looking at the highest density of hits, it ended up being a strip club that he frequented. He got bright red and his buddies didn't stop giving him shit for it all day. And this was a detective, not a beat officer.
- dave5104 6y agoThis right here is a great argument for why "helping them use [the data they already have] more effectively" (as you've said) is probably not as great a mission as you're making it out to be.
- taywrobel 6y agoI mean, I left? I’m not saying it’s perfect, but scapegoating the company is avoiding the real issue, which is the government policies or the enactment thereof.