Bullet-Detecting Cameras WOW!

Saw this special on TV the other day about an amazing new camera that can detect gunshots, then swing around to photograph an incident. The camera has been designed to differentiate between cars backfiring and other loud sounds - and it can detect all types of caliber weapons. The plan is to put these in areas with significant gun violence - some will be placed in areas in South Central L.A. that have had three or more shootings a week (a week? yikes).

I like this idea - it doesn't really get into privacy issues because the camera shoots public areas and ONLY if it detects gunfire - I don't think people have a reasonable expectation of privacy when shooting others in the street ;-)

The only issue I see is that people will simply find other places to shoot each other - away from the cameras - and I doubt most cities have the budget to deploy them everywhere in high-crime areas.