Chicago Mayor Johnson Ends Controversial ShotSpotter Contract
TL;DR
Mayor Brandon Johnson has decided not to renew Chicago's contract with ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system, following a leaked report from Cook County State's Attorney's Office indicating that the technology has "little impact" in holding shooters accountable. The report revealed that only 1% of shooting incidents end in a ShotSpotter arrest, with concerns raised about the system's reliability and cost effectiveness. The decision comes after years of community activism against the technology, and follows the tragic deaths of two police officers who were responding to a ShotSpotter report in 2018.
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