Seattle weighs controversial tool to detect gun violence

26/03/2024 15 min
Seattle weighs controversial tool to detect gun violence

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Episode Synopsis

It’s only March, but there have been at least 9 fatal shootings already in the city.That number will certainly grow.Gun violence has become more and more common in the past few years… and while everyone agrees that’s a problem, the solutions are harder to settle on.Today we’ll talk with Marcus Harrison Green about one solution proposed by the Mayor: Surveillance technology that alerts police to the sound of gunshots.The city is accepting feedback on audio gunshot location systems through April 12: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=RR7meOtrCUCPmTWdi1T0G4MqmZBt3AJJh59TWqhXZg9UME5XOEpFUDg1V1c5TEdYVDJXOFVYU05QMS4uWe can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenowAnd we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.