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...and what happens when the police get so used to having the "sensors" do the spotting for them they won't respond to a shooting if there was nothing detected? such as the case where there was a silencer used? yes, i know silencers are illegal, but the people using them to shoot and rob other people probably don't care about that.
kinda like the "crash sensors" in some high-end vehicles, the driver doesn't even have to be careful anymore 'cause the car will avoid accidents automatically.
not conspiracy theory anymore. after the WTO riots, we all got a taste of what the local sherriff has stockpiled and the tools he has at his beck and call. there were things used that even the active-duty military wasn't allowed to have, but Barney Fife had 'em. That was one time the police were totally out of control, a co-worker (at the time) of mine was assaulted by an officer five blocks away from the riots, on his way to work. he was dressed in a suit and carrying a briefcase. the police tackled him and maced him for NO reason whatever.
please don't take this as LEO bashing, the seattle police and king county sherriff just got a liittle ovrezealous on that one and a lot of people are still having trouble trusting them because of it. as far as the "sound sensors" are concerned, there is always a way to turn up the gain on things like that, trust me, i was in the Army in the 80's and some of the intelligence gathering stuff that was available even then would blow your mind today.
How about making sure the police actually get called out to investigate things when 911 is dialed instead of us being told they're too busy or they don't respond unless they see it happen? this has been said by 911 operators before....