{"id":9012,"date":"2024-07-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:15:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:15:55","slug":"pirate-news-nyc-comptroller-shotspotter-an-expensive-boondoggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2024\/07\/03\/pirate-news-nyc-comptroller-shotspotter-an-expensive-boondoggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirate News: NYC Comptroller &#8211; ShotSpotter an Expensive Boondoggle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eli, Joe, Steve and James discuss the NYC Comptroller&#8217;s ShotSpotter report, Secretary of State Galvin&#8217;s statements on elections, housing undocumented immigrants at the former Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk, Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Senate&#8217;s proposed housing bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Boston Area Assange Defense campaign will hold a short rally and victory party on Julian Assange&#8217;s birthday, this Wednesday, July 3. They will meet at 4pm in front of the UK Consulate at One Broadway, Cambridge and then at Brothers Marketplace, 1 Broadway, Cambridge. Come out and celebrate! <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2024\/06\/30\/july-3rd-celebrate-julian-assanges-freedom\/\">Share event details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to help us with our tech projects? <a href=\"https:\/\/communitybridge.com\/bbb-room\/mass-pirates-member-meeting\/\">Join our Democracy meetup<\/a> on Saturday, July 6th at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzb8BqjEp3A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/civicrm\/profile\/create?gid=16&amp;reset=1\">Sign up to our newsletter to get notified of new events<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/crew\/forms\/support-the-pirate-party\">volunteer<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/social.globalpirates.net\/@masspirates\">Join us on<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/social.globalpirates.net\/@masspirates\">Mastodon<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/masspirates\">Facebook<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/masspirates.bsky.social\">Blue Sky<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masspirates\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Links we discussed: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hellgatenyc.com\/comptroller-shotspotter-report\">NYC Comptroller: The NYPD\u2019s $22 Million Gunshot Detection System Flags an Awful Lot of Noises That Don\u2019t Seem to Be Gunshots<\/a>; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/comptroller.nyc.gov\/reports\/audit-report-on-the-new-york-city-police-departments-oversight-of-its-agreement-with-shotspotter-inc-for-the-gunshot-detection-and-location-system\/\">Audit Report on the New York City Police Department\u2019s Oversight of Its Agreement with ShotSpotter Inc. for the Gunshot Detection and Location System<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/massachusetts-secretary-of-state-william-galvin\/\">Public distrust in election process concerns Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/norfolk-residents-protest-migrant-shelter-prison\/\">First migrant families move into emergency shelter at old Massachusetts prison, despite protest<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/ma-senate-passes-housing-bill\/3412921\/\">Mass. 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