“We have communities here that are in need of healing, in need of resources, in need of jobs, in need of housing, in need of food security. In need of the things that dull the flames of violence rather than allow them to rage. A budget crisis crystallizes our priorities. So then, why should something that admittedly does not make us safer, is dubious in its effectiveness, and recently was jettisoned by America’s third-largest city be one of them?” Marcus Harrison Green @mhgreen3000, founder of the @southseattleemerald, shares his thoughts on the supposed promise of surveillance technology like ShotSpotter versus the reality and cost to communities. 🔗Read the full piece at the link in bio. 📷 source: CBS Pittsburgh reporting on ShotSpotter