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Melon

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3. Having a detection system for guns at a school

Reply to Jack Valentino (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:02 PM

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Although you have a few false positives that result in bas call outs, sounds like a good thing for school safety. It misidentified the gun this time, but did result in an immediate call out of police which is good, and they recognized it was a false alert.

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Cops alerted by AI gun detection system arrest high school student holding bag of Doritos -- eight cars sent to disarm ch [View all] Jack Valentino Friday OP

It's actually a good thing ICEholes didn't show up, MarineCombatEngineer Friday #1

I suspect ICE agents would feel particularly threatened by the bag of Doritos-- Jack Valentino Friday #4

Definitely need to re-calibrate that thing. But, I'm for just about anything that prevents some shootings. Silent Type Friday #2

Having a detection system for guns at a school Melon Friday #3

Yeah, after they handcuffed and threw down the teen. intheflow Friday #6

But if it had gotten it right, the detection system would be the hero of the story AZJonnie Friday #9

Ordered to the ground...not thrown. Yet you'll complain if nothing is done about school shootings? Melon Friday #11

Can American police get lazier, stupider, and more violent? Prairie Gates Friday #5

It's sad we need gun detection systems at schools in the first place. Diamond_Dog Friday #7

The school should remove thay system immediately Samael13 Friday #8

It's Baltimore. The issue is a system designed to help prevent school shootings Melon Friday #12

Damn, dudes, think you got a problem here. republianmushroom Friday #10