Not very surprising, but here it is in black & white. That goofy 'ShotSpotter by ward' order was drafted by SoundThinking's lobbyists...

So Ald. Moore lets a lobbyist for ShotSpotter draft the pro-ShotSpotter measure he introduced - and when Chicago Reader exposes those ties, Moore tries to brush it off as deferring to 'subject matter experts.'

Did the lobbyist draft that response also?

A ShotSpotter lobbyist helped draft the order pro-ShotSpotter alders recently introduced. Most of these alders, who call for “more transparency regarding SoundThinking/ShotSpotter,” are using their unofficial email addresses to work with the company behind the scenes.

“But it’s notable that Moore and the measure’s supporters, who claim Johnson “usurped the will of the City Council” by ending the contract and are calling for “more transparency regarding SoundThinking/ShotSpotter,” worked with the company behind the scenes.” 🫠

NEW: a lobbyist for shotspotter worked with alders on the push to sidestep mayor brandon johnson and keep the technology on a ward-by-ward basis, public records show. a final vote on proposal, sponsored by alder david moore, is scheduled for april 17.

chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…

Darrell Fair is a PNAP student asking for your support today!

Darrell is a survivor of police torture & wrongful conviction. Call Kim Foxx’s office & push to have Darrell’s case reopened!

Swipe for a script & call 312.603.1880 today!

A black man was shot in his own yard in Rochester NY and ShotSpotter is accused of fabricating audio evidence to make it look like he fired when no other evidence substantiates. He was acquitted of felony charges when SS evidence was thrown out, then filed a civil rights lawsuit.

CALL KIM FOXX and demand the charges are dropped against Julius Reed, brother of Dexter Reed, who was executed by over 96 shots by five CPD officers in the 11th district. Julius was brutalized and arrested at a press conference demanding justice for Dexter Reed.

Julius Reed is free as of midnight! Thank you to everyone who called the 11th district and County jail to advocate for his freedom! Thank you Chicago Torture Justice Center for his jail support & Sheila Bedi for her unrelenting and unwavering pursuit of justice!
#FreeThemAll

Today is #PierreLoury ’s angel day. He was murdered by CPD in 2016 by the same 11th district police station who killed #DexterReed ! He was only 16 when he was killed & this travesty still weighs heavy on our hearts. His family never received justice.
RIP Pierre 💜🕊️

Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם +972 Magazine שיחה מקומית NEW: The Atlanta Police Foundation pushed an ‘unprecedented’ AI-powered, GPS-enabled surveillance program that would turn Atlanta into an “open air prison”

The original plan was to beta-test on a cohort comprising 93% Black people

Atlanta Community Press Collective: atlpresscollective.com/2024/04/01/atl…

96 shots in 41 seconds for a seatbelt violation? 🤬

1. How did CPD know Dexter Reed didn't have a seatbelt on? The vehicle had tinted windows.

2. Plain clothed officers who never announced themselves or state why he was being stopped.

How is life lost for a traffic stop. 🥀

Yes please call

CPD was targeting him and trying to get him on trumped up charges

The family has been through enough

Horrifying CPD is doing this, Smh

Six months ago, Illinois implemented the Pretrial Fairness Act and became the first state in the US to completely #EndMoneyBail !

Here's Coalition to End Money Bond's update about implementation: endmoneybond.org/2024/03/18/loo…

CPD pulled Dexter Reed over for not wearing a seatbelt.

That led to them shooting their guns 96 times in a 41-second period of time, “including after Mr. Reed exited his vehicle and fell to the ground.”

I just —

thetriibe.com/2024/04/amid-l…

Justice for Dexter Reed! Come out TONIGHT to the 11th DC meeting, the district where Dexter Reed was assassinated, to raise our demands. Repsfrom the COPA have committed to attend. And we need to be there in force to demand they act swiftly to fire all five officers involved!

The Bold Against Bail team convened at the University of Michigan ACLU to discuss the importance of abolishing bail in Michigan.

#BoldAgainstBail #UniversityOfMichigan #ACLU #Michigan #BailReform #CriminalJusticeReform #EndCashBail #SocialJustice #LegalReform

#StopShotSpotter

ATTENTION WE NEED EVERYONE TO PLEASE CALL THE 11 District police station AND DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF Julius Reed!!

He is #DexterReed ’s lil Bro & 20 Cops swarmed him last night, slammed him to the ground for no good reason & are currently detaining him! Please share!

COPA just released their report and the video. We aren’t going to watch it and don’t want to see it on the TL. We don’t need to witness Black Death & trauma to know we are deserving of justice & humanity. Our love & prayers go out to Dexters family.

RIP/Justice for #DexterReed