In a flash, a police officer draws a handgun from its holster. Less than two seconds later, a red laser and bright light shine at whatever is in the gun barrel's path while a mini-camera records it all.Two seconds?
Sorry--I'm all for holding "Only Ones" accountable, but this is just foolish, and at $700 per unit, forgive me if I wonder just who the supplier knows. It's also not lost on me that "
Sorry--I'm all for holding "Only Ones" accountable, but this is just foolish, and at $700 per unit, forgive me if I wonder just who the supplier knows. It's also not lost on me that "smart guns" were initially developed as a "solution" to police takeaway incidents, and now all proposals to mandate their use exempt them and impose on us.
Add to this a seeming preponderance of guns "going off" (although if the camera activates when removed from the holster, the next officer leaving their piece on a toilet ought to make for a "funniest video" moment), and I just don't see where making a system more complex and relying on technology--instead of focusing on improving the human operator--will create anything but unintended consequences.
[Via Dave Licht]
Add to this a seeming preponderance of guns "going off" (although if the camera activates when removed from the holster, the next officer leaving their piece on a toilet ought to make for a "funniest video" moment), and I just don't see where making a system more complex and relying on technology--instead of focusing on improving the human operator--will create anything but unintended consequences.
[Via Dave Licht]