Broward Sheriff’s Office opting out of Shot Spotter.
You’ve seen it in movies and TV where the system magically detects shots fired in a neighborhood and notifies the location to PD with a GPS locator. The problem apparently is that is too expensive and gives way too many false reports.
Acoustics is a funny thing and contrary to some scientists, it is not solved with a couple of math formulas.
Broward is also known for illegal firearm confiscations, the conviction of former sheriff Jenne (who fabricated a video to show ‘assault weapons’ as machineguns), opposing CCW, and having one of the highest districts for theft from police vehicles.
Had it in Boston for over a year, several million dollars, zero crimes stopped. Its almost as good as a ballistic database or gun registry.