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December 21, 2012 By News Staff
New York City Police Department officials gathered on Dec. 20 to discuss how they can mine online clues in order to spot the next gunman preparing to attempt an attack akin to the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn.
According to a report in the New York Times, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly indicated that targeted searches for terminology used in communications of mass shooters in the past could help law enforcement surreptitiously interact with the shooter and thwart any plans to inflict harm.
Kelly told the Times that these tactics resemble strategies now in use to detect potential terrorists online. The algorithm would search for "apolitical or deranged killers before they become active shooters," he said.
The NYPD meeting included intelligence leaders within the department, along with other senior police officials. Spokesman Paul Browne also indicated that NYPD officers will be sent to Newtown and other shooting sites to gather data that could help in New York.
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Sorry to nipick an otherwise interesting article... The recent events with the shootings are Atrocities, not tragedies. A tragedy is something that was unavoidable or unpreventable, things like tsunami or tornado. An atrocity is something done by someone that otherwise could have been prevented. A bad person did bad things to good people for bad reasons. That is an atrocity. The recent shootings were an atrocity.
Thank you, Chip. I thought I was the only one annoyed by the misuse or mispronunciation of words. I guess it's the thought of people going through years of schooling including colledge without any teacher or professor correcting errors.
Mispelling too. "college" not "colledge".
Chip, Thanks for this. Words really do matter. It is not merely an academic exercise. In this case, the difference between "tragedy" and "atrocity" is powerlessness vs. responsibility to stop such things from happening again.
"responsibility to stop such things from happening again" exactly how do you propose to do that without being able to time travel?
Why not just let the Police install video cameras in the homes of people that they "think " may commit a crime in the future. Stick that in your algorithm and see what comes out. Gotta go. There's a loud knock at my door.
Chip and all, I checked Merriam-Webster and there is no definition distinction as you claim, implying a tragedy is unavoidable and an atrocity is preventable. Do you have the citation for this source of your definitions?