Chicago police unveil controversial new tool to track gun suspects
By Zack Budryk - 08/25/19 03:48 PM EDT
A new online tool launched by the Chicago Police Department allows the public to look up people who have been arrested on gun charges and whether they have made bail, prompting criticism by civil libertarians, according to The Associated Press.
“If we’re OK with how things are going, then don’t look at it,†Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said of the Gun Offender Dashboard. “But if you want to know why we are suffering from some of the things we are, then take a look at it and come to your own conclusions.â€
Critics of the program argue that it convicts people pre-trial and will lead users to conflate people arrested merely for carrying weapons with those who have threatened or shot people with them, according to the AP.
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