NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 23: Actress Paige Price, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, New York Senator Eric Adams and Assemblyman Rory Lancman attend the "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" on Broadway Safety Issues Press Conference at the Foxwoods Theater on December 23, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paige Price;Richard Gottfried;Eric Adams;Rory Lancman From documenting unnecessary force during Occupy protests to allowing citizens to log their stop-and-frisk experiences, smart phones are emerging as a genuine tool for justice. According to the Daily News, New York State Senator Eric Adams is introducing an app that should be a nice addition to the "power to the people" genre: Called the "Brooklyn Quality of Life" app, it would enable people to report crimes anonymously through voice or visual recording, and "[a] team of retired law enforcement volunteers will share it with investigators through a private Facebook page." In other words, by removing the NYPD from the reporting process, this an app that allows to you to report crime without technically "snitching."
Of course, others in the state senate do see it as anti-911, but in neighborhoods where people already don't call 911, reporting of any kind seems like a positive step. If the "Brooklyn Quality of Life" app can remove some of the stigma of reporting, it might actually live up to its name.
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