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But ShotSpotter doesn't do stop and searches. If police are using this to justify searches, thats between the courts and police, not shotspotter
by calvinmorrison 4y ago
But ShotSpotter doesn't do stop and searches. If police are using this to justify searches, thats between the courts and police, not shotspotter
- public_defender 4y agoThe issue is that ShotSpotter may be profiting by giving police an excuse to search people when they would not otherwise have sufficient legal grounds.
- calvinmorrison 4y agoAgain sounds like the issue is between the police and the courts over what constitutes sufficient legal grounds.
- ineedasername 4y agoAn assessment of "sufficient" cannot be determined without understanding how the ShotSpotter system works. Therefore the argument is that police should not be able to use them as probable cause if they don't give some insight into how they work. This is no different than other technologies. DNA testing wouldn't be admissible in legal actions either if the tests were essentially black boxes that couldn't be scrutinized.
- ineedasername 4y agoIt markets itself as pinpointing gunshots and police use that as probable cause. Either they reveal something of their methodology so that courts can determine if police reliance on them is reasonable or police shouldn't be allowed to use them.