Godbee Wants Gunshot Locators to End "GunPLAY"

[Scottathew]

Buy them. Immediately.

Not every gunshot is going to be heard and reported.

If it gets even one habitual murderer or attempted-murderer off the street it's worth it.

Yes, but what if we spent that same amount of money on more cops. Would it be more effective in getting murderers off the street?

I'm not saying that I'm right, but I do see a strong argument that knowing where a gunshot happened doesn't help us do anything if no cops respond.

[jolla]

I'm not saying that I'm right, but I do see a strong argument that knowing where a gunshot happened doesn't help us do anything if no cops respond.

From the article [[bolding mine):

Brown also questioned whether the department has enough staffing to respond to the runs resulting from the sensors, which officials have said would be reported both to dispatch and directly to officers in patrol cars.
That would cut response times, said Godbee, noting there would be dedicated resources in areas where the sensors are deployed.

It looks as though DPD is planning to respond.