The debate over Chicago's controversial gun detection system known as ShotSpotter appears to be moot Thursday as the contract expires in just hours.
The debate over Chicago's controversial gun detection system known as ShotSpotter appears to be moot Thursday as the contract expires in just hours.When Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was pressed Thursday about what happens next, answers were tough to come by."Hold on a second Jake, I'm going to answer your question. We're going to try and stay focused here, despite the disruption.
A chorus of opposition against ShotSpotter has grown in recent years following the shooting death of Adam Toledo in Little Village and the release of a recent study by the Macarthur Justice Center at Northwestern School of Law. The study found 40,000 instances of dead-end ShotSpotter deployments in Chicago.Johnson noted that several major cities, including Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia, have canceled ShotSpotter contracts.
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