From CT Post:
Two City Council committees shot down a contract to equip emergency responders with drones to be flown over crime scenes and fires.
Whether the public safety effort might be salvaged remains to be seen. At stake is $500,000 the state committed to funding the program for two years.
Whether the public safety effort might be salvaged remains to be seen. At stake is $500,000 the state committed to funding the program for two years.“At the end of the day it was the way it was presented,” Councilwoman Dasha Spell said after the nearly unanimous vote against entering into a contract with the drone company, Flock Safety.
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Here’s what really happened:
BREAKING NEW:
Yesterday, the Bridgeport Police Department Flock Drone was shot the Fluck down. Four people were Injured. It’s alleged Contract Committee Chair Dasha Spell was the shooter seen running from the roof of City Hall, 45 Lyon Terrace. State Police would not comment, only stating it’s an on-going investigation.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. last night as Mayor Joe Ganim, Councilwoman Aidee Nieves, Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter, and Bridgeport Fire Chief, we’re on the roof of the Bridgeport Police Department conducting a night time tes of the drone. Just minutes after taking off, what sounded like a shot was heard.
Mayor Ganim was operating the drone when it suddenly dropped down and going out of control. The drone first struck Ganim on the head causing the drone’s propeller to become entangled to his hair, the propeller ripped off a good portion of the mayor’s hair transplant. The drone then struck the Bridgeport Fire Chief on the face nearly knocking him off the roof. The drone propeller ripped of a good portion of the Fire Chief’s mustache. The drone then struck Police Chief Porter on the chest when the Chief drew his fire arm and pulled the trigger, only to realize he forgot to load his weapon in the morning. Finally, the drone struck former council president Aidee Nieves on the head, when the drone’s propellers got heavily entangled with her thick natural hair and turning off.
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Locally
The emphasis on drone technology seems disingenuous. Though it could aid in safer policing regarding chases and tracing traffic policing that require police pursuits. AKA ATV dirt bikes street take over.
I say disingenuous because it is more about the mass surveillance system. Jeff made a point a few years back, I recall, with police personnel surveillance in tracking and pursuits. Here’s the modern tech version of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDhDhWXGgU
While this tech is inevitable, it is really what it is going to look like. You can’t have it both ways, Cams for police have eyes on what they do and act, and not have them on you. Though it is reasonable, it will get out of hand for better or worse, Pivot Flock, Pivot. 🤣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB6yjGVuzVo
Last week’s Press Conference on Flock System reveals pretty much how the Flock System selection came about. It says No bid contract allowing around. Listen carefully to each speaker. The trail follows Flock to two states as explained by the Thief of Police. I MUST say this again:
When a Police Chief runs into financial troubles like a debt of $146,000, he becomes susceptible to Corruption.
http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/watch-police-drone-program-eyes-in-the-sky-first-of-its-kind/
What the Flock ?
Check out this drone purchased by the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana for $1 million. With this drone, the Bridgeport Police Department could patrol the skies of New Have, West Haven, Milford, Stratford, Trumbull, Eston, Fairfiel, Southport, Westport, Norwalk…
For up to four hours. Compare all this with Porter’s Flock cost.
https://www.wbrz.com/news/baton-rouge-police-department-says-it-s-the-first-department-in-country-to-use-new-type-of-drone/