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2024-02-15 09:53:09 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AB673E2648D10CC3F418AB474F5E7BD2F03492A6B43A0A64428F4511ADC81D08
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"Critics say it targets minorities" - Since the ShotSpotter system laks of False Positive mistakes, and data shows that the sensors are also placed almost exclusively in majority Black and brown neighborhoods - therefore the system actually targets innocent minorities. https://www.vice.com/en/article/88nd3z/gunshot-detecting-tech-is-summoning-armed-police-to-black-neighborhoods
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