Letter: ShotSpotter must prove its value
Suffolk County Police Sgt. Peter Ervolina shows how the ShotSpotter system registered two shots that were fired in a demonstration on Railroad Avenue in Huntington Station. (Dec. 22, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
Your editorial suggesting that Suffolk County should give ShotSpotter more time mentions that there is one legislator, that would be me, who wishes to pull the plug ["Suffolk's ShotSpotter might still hit the mark," July 18].
If ShotSpotter needs time to tweak the system and work out the bugs, that's fine, but not with taxpayers' money. The maker should refund the $800,000 Suffolk has already paid for a system that so far has been an absolute failure.
The taxpayers should not pay another dime until ShotSpotter can prove its value. That would be the responsible thing to do.
