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Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by throwmeaway222 »

itake wrote: post #343
crazygringo wrote: post #339

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Accountability in terms of what has happened in the past , yes. But the idea that current public locations of identifiable public officers is not justifiable at all. That would be allowing individuals to be stalked in real time. That's not OK.

They are operating in public. They shouldn't have expectations of privacy. Are you against ICE agent tracking apps as well?

So take this to the maximum, lets say in 30 years (honestly probably a lot sooner) - should police have trackers on them that give YOU accurate up to the second 3d/GPS location of all of them and done in an app that's attached to a drone that shoots people. Since they are in public this is the obvious thing you're looking for.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by utopcell »

crazygringo wrote: post #339
RS-232 wrote: post #327

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I disagree. There should be no expectation of privacy for any public officer. Things like this website, body cameras, and FOIA requests are all for the public good. Expose corruption and keep everyone safer with a little accountability.

Accountability in terms of what has happened in the past , yes. But the idea that current public locations of identifiable public officers is not justifiable at all. That would be allowing individuals to be stalked in real time. That's not OK.

It should be the city's responsibility to add a hysteresis to the reported data; perhaps this was already there.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by repeekad »

throwmeaway222 wrote: post #381
itake wrote: post #343

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are operating in public. They shouldn't have expectations of privacy. Are you against ICE agent tracking apps as well?

So take this to the maximum, lets say in 30 years (honestly probably a lot sooner) - should police have trackers on them that give YOU accurate up to the second 3d/GPS location of all of them and done in an app that's attached to a drone that shoots people. Since they are in public this is the obvious thing you're looking for.

Keep in mind the site doesn’t track officers in real time, it reports the last location and timestamp of a ticket.

Realtime police officer location data would interfere with arrests and investigation, but realtime reporting of incidents is critical public data that shouldn’t be fear mongered away.

If officers giving tickets are in fear of their life, taking down a tracking website isn’t the change that keeps them safe...

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by gouggoug »

what wrote: post #368
dodos wrote: post #341

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Pretty sure it varies depending on where you live. iirc When I was in SF the tickets would get distributed ahead of time and the sweeper would follow within an hour or so. Once the sweeper went by you were free to re-park.

They’ve started looping back after the sweeper passes and enforcing the full two hour window.

Since when? Where did you get this information from?

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by Jolter »

_giorgio_ wrote: post #377
alexchantavy wrote: post #121

Oh wow this is from the same author as https://walzr.com/bop-spotter -- love these projects

In interested in the hardware part. A microphone constantly listening. Not for the microphone, but for the IP protection, batteries etc

Edit: apparently it’s not running its own hardware. It’s piggybacking on some business called Orchestra?

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by electrum »

what wrote: post #369
xenadu02 wrote: post #271

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FWIW the sweeper comes by my street on the posted schedule. Most days one or two parking cops come ahead of the sweeper writing tickets. I have never seen them come behind the sweeper though I have seen the sweeper wait for them. I believe it is policy not to write tickets after because as other posts have noted it is perfectly legal to park right after the sweeper comes through even if it is still sweeper hours. Of…

It’s not “legal” to park after the sweeper comes. It’s no parking for the full two hour window. I have seen them loop back after the sweeper passes to give more tickets.

According to https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/drive-park/how-avoid-pa...

> During street sweeping hours, you may not park until the street has been physically swept.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by jjcob »

hopelite wrote: post #363
crazygringo wrote: post #353

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There's a difference between being in public and being tracked. Of course they don't have expectations of privacy in terms of people being able to e.g. take photos or videos of them. The same way people can take photos of you or me. But broadcasting someone's real-time location to the whole world all day long, in real time, is something else entirely. That has never been considered part of being in public. That's tar…

How do you think these public officials with massive paychecks and life long massive pensions operate; they drive around in the most noticeable little vehicles that you can spot from a mile away. If you needed to track them for some reason you would just follow them, and most likely people in the neighborhood probably already know their routes anyways. It seems you are fixated on something you just can’t let go, as i…

If you park your car on a bus stop, you deserve that fine. I wish my city fine like this.

Re: Find SF parking cops

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Post by [deleted] »

itake wrote: post #343
crazygringo wrote: post #339

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Accountability in terms of what has happened in the past , yes. But the idea that current public locations of identifiable public officers is not justifiable at all. That would be allowing individuals to be stalked in real time. That's not OK.

They are operating in public. They shouldn't have expectations of privacy. Are you against ICE agent tracking apps as well?

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