Comment Comment by ashtonkem Two things:1) False positives lead to under reaction. This is the "boy who cried wolf" issue.2) Extra false positives put strains on resources, as they produce spurious false reports that must be dealt with in parallel with other requests.Combine these two, and I'm dubious that shotspotter would actually make the police more responsive to real shootings. parent ashtonkem 5 years ago
1) False positives lead to under reaction. This is the "boy who cried wolf" issue.
2) Extra false positives put strains on resources, as they produce spurious false reports that must be dealt with in parallel with other requests.
Combine these two, and I'm dubious that shotspotter would actually make the police more responsive to real shootings.