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Couldn’t this also be handled by hiring some more cops and having them patrol at times and locations where these things happen? I don’t feel like the creeping s
by Dig1t 2y ago
Couldn’t this also be handled by hiring some more cops and having them patrol at times and locations where these things happen? I don’t feel like the creeping surveillance tech we are seeing is better at all than just hiring some more humans.
- _bin_ 2y agoThis is obviously less bad than gunshot detectors. The risk of those is they bring not just some police response, but police with violence at top-of-mind. Very dangerous at the best of times; moreso when they're wrong. This doesn't seem like it poses the same risk. I don't care for surveillance but I understand why it's being implemented considering the disgracefully bad results of policing and criminal justice in SF.
- gs17 2y agoCaltrans already has cameras on the Bay Bridge anyone can look at: https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm They could probably just have someone watch those for cars drifting in circles. Obviously this isn't perfect, but there's definitely other solutions.
- SllX 2y agoSFPD is currently understaffed. I don’t keep up with local politics in other Bay Area cities anymore but my understanding is it’s the same pretty much across the region and sideshows were originally more of an Oakland/East Bay thing that spread out from there.
- jerlam 2y agoOakland police is understaffed but it's not for lack of funding - starting salary is over $100K. Due to the lack of officers and high demands, average officer compensation is $250K and some officers get over $600K due to overtime.