Thursday, October 4, 2007

That Phrase You Keep Using...

...I do not think it means what you think it means...

Cops test gunshot detection system
Gunshots rang throughout the Hub last night.

But this time it was cops firing to test the “hearing” of a high-tech acoustic detection system that instantly pinpoints the location of gunmen.

The “Shotspotter” technology uses a network of 91 sensors dotted over a 6.2-mile radius that guide cops to the exact spot where a weapon has been fired.

“We are hoping this technology will help us stop gunfights in the city of Boston,” said Superintendent Daniel Linskey.

Bolded phrase above is the one I reference. Why do I think it doesn't mean what Superintendent Linskey says?
In real-world training, officers already have recovered shell casings in two shooting incidents this week.

Got that? Cops were on the scene fast enough to find... spent brass. Color me decidely unimpressed.

Especially for $1.4 million.

My man Bruce is similarly skeptical...

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