Telecommunications and Crime
So, it seems that telecommunications are central to two pieces of crime news that I find interesting.
First is the oncoming ban on texting while driving. I am 100% behind this. (I can hear many of my friends and colleagues howling for my blood as I say that.) As a cyclist I can honestly say that the times I have suffered accidents or near accidents usually involved someone talking on their cell phone or texting. I know, I know, everybody does it. That does not ameliorate the fact that they are behind the wheel guiding two to three tons of metal through a video-game like array of obstacles, both moving and not.
Then there is the new Tip Line effort in Price Hill. I’ve little knowledge of that area of town being a newcomer so I can offer no commentary about the situation in Price Hill. ,I do think it is an interesting use of the technology, showing once again how we can use it to help mobilize community efforts.
Leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts on these two issues, we would love to hear your thoughts!
-Loki, CincyVoices Founder and Publisher
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I think the texting while driving ordinance is a bad law.
A main reason I don’t like it is because it is local & people coming in from out of town won’t know about it. On that level, the impending state law won’t be as bad.
But it’s also kinda nickel & diming. heck, I hit a divider curb once while screwing around with the radio. Should that be illegal, too?
I also doubt it will be enforced. Kinda like the loud stereo laws. How often are people distracted by their favorite tunes & unable to hear emergency sirens over the decibels of their music? I think headphones while driving are illegal.
I get it – but it just seems to be a waste of time. Better driver education would serve us all better.
For anonymous tips you can use this online form at the city’s website
https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/pubsrv/pages/-4267-/
There was talk at one time of using cel phone cameras & GPS info to send the city information about non-emergency stuff. I believe it was pioneered in New York City. Officials said they liked it because the pictures gave a better description of the problem than what people usually provided & the GPS was usually more accurate than what people frequently provided. Dunno what ever happened to that bit of tech.
ride the bus and text, twitter, email and facebook to your content, thats what I do.