The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more.
The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more.
I worked in a rural county where there were roads so bad, so riddled with potholes, that you could barely drive more than 5 mph. Undulating speedbumps and you’d have to zigzag to avoid the holes large enough to catch your wheel entirely.
The county’s solution to poor response times from 911 calls? Cops bought a humvee.