I Guess We had To See This One Coming
mAss Backwards - 6/27/05:
Boston Globe - 2/24/06:
The obvious sardonic humor behind such a system being proposed for the land of the "most effective gun laws in the nation" aside (as well as the fact that it's currently being installed in gun-free Washington D.C.), this represents a major improvement in Councilor Consalvo's way of thinking.
Targeting the illegal use of guns! That's a wild concept.
Sure, it will end up costing tens of millions of dollars to install, operate, and maintain such a system. And, yeah, we can look for all kinds of new "fees" to be imposed on us to pay for it. And, of course, it's implementation will not be accompanied by any efforts on Beacon Hill to restore the 2nd Amendment rights of the law-abiding residents of Boston. But, other than that, and given their (Consalvo, Menino, Barrios, Reilly, Linsky, et al) past track record on this subject, I say you gotta count your blessings when you can.
And, then move out.
Yes, gun control has been SO successful in Chicago that an expensive surveillance system of high-tech cameras and microphones is now being installed to detect and track down the source of all that gunfire that must not exist in the first place.
Boston Globe - 2/24/06:
A sophisticated acoustic gunshot detection system that has helped detectives in North Charleston, S.C., solve a homicide, and police in Gary, Ind., make 15 gun arrests in a single night may be on its way to Boston.
Councilor Robert Consalvo wants to equip the city with a network of acoustic sensors, each the size of a 1-pound can of coffee, which can pinpoint the sound of gunfire within 30 feet of its origin and dispatch police to shooting scenes in less than 10 seconds. Consalvo said he believes such a network can help police make arrests and stem Boston's wave of gun violence, particularly since much of it is concentrated in small ''red zones" that total about a half-square-mile.
The obvious sardonic humor behind such a system being proposed for the land of the "most effective gun laws in the nation" aside (as well as the fact that it's currently being installed in gun-free Washington D.C.), this represents a major improvement in Councilor Consalvo's way of thinking.
Targeting the illegal use of guns! That's a wild concept.
Sure, it will end up costing tens of millions of dollars to install, operate, and maintain such a system. And, yeah, we can look for all kinds of new "fees" to be imposed on us to pay for it. And, of course, it's implementation will not be accompanied by any efforts on Beacon Hill to restore the 2nd Amendment rights of the law-abiding residents of Boston. But, other than that, and given their (Consalvo, Menino, Barrios, Reilly, Linsky, et al) past track record on this subject, I say you gotta count your blessings when you can.
And, then move out.
