Chapter 73 If you advocate removing the roof
Everyone laughs at the chaos in New York.
If you think about it carefully, no matter how chaotic New York is, it is still a peaceful place.
There are more than two hundred countries and regions in the world, and there are many places with worse crime rates and levels than New York. More places are even in the midst of war, not to mention that New York is still the world's leading economic, technological and financial center.
Latvia is at the other extreme, a place of poverty, chaos, and war.
And because of its poverty, backwardness and barbarism, there isn’t even much information about it on the Internet.
The world is not peaceful, but Lille is lucky enough to be born in a good place.
The next night, I packaged the chip driver into a CD, handed the things to Mr. Wang, and then set off to attend George's invitation.
On the way to George's house in the car, Lear was a little silent - for some reason, he always felt that he might return to that "home" one day.
The area where George's family lives is different from poor families like Lille.
The place is magnificent, the roads are full of high-end cars, and people regularly clean the streets below the apartments to ensure that the people here live happily.
Walking here, you can hardly feel the horror of the financial crisis - people just seem a little busier.
George was waiting for Lille downstairs. When he saw the guests coming, he smiled from afar and waved:
"Welcome, Lear, are you feeling better?"
"Thank you for your concern. It's still the same - it will definitely be enough to help you clean up the evil criminals in New York City."
"Aspirational, I like it."
It looked like the sergeant had just gotten off work and hadn't taken off his police uniform.
The two walked into Stacy's single-family building together. George took off his coat and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Gwen? Helen?"
A well-maintained middle-aged woman came out of the kitchen, and the two hugged.
"Where's Gwen?" George asked.
Mrs. Helen also called out her daughter's name, but received no response: "She said there were activities in the club and she might not be back yet."
"It's too late - that's my daughter, she's a little energetic." George explained and began to introduce the two of them.
"Without that, this is our guest today, Lil Lee, the little hero who helped me solve a big problem in Hell's Kitchen.
Lil, this is my wife, Helen. "
"Nice to meet you ma'am, you look so young."
"My little mouth is so sweet. Now, sit down. The food is ready."
Lil sat on the chair, thinking that he probably wouldn't be able to see Gwen Stacy today - but it wouldn't have much impact.
I'm not here to chase stars, business is more important.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Stacey was very positive: "Liel, I heard George said that you opened a company of your own?"
"Yes, it is the consulting company that recently provided equipment and technical support to the NYPD."
Helen leaned back slightly: "Then you are really awesome. How old are you this year? You look very young."
"Just coming of age."
Helen leaned back further: "Wow. Then you are even more powerful than I thought. You sound like a genius like Tony Stark - where are you studying now?"
"Uh" Lear scratched his head in embarrassment. He was not very good at nagging for such a petty parent, and mainly...
I am not studying anymore.
"It's like this. I was actually in a coma for two years, and I just woke up from a serious illness, so."
Lille spread his hands.
Helen was confused.
She asked cautiously: "I heard that your family is an immigrant?"
Lear said calmly: "Yes, but according to American law, I should be considered a local - of course, maybe not that local."
A little bit of genius—even as smart as Tony Stark is not unacceptable.
But this is a bit exaggerated - being in a coma for two years means that his mind is actually only equivalent to that of a 16-year-old.
16 years old, able to understand technology - a genius.
However, it is normal for an 18-year-old to be more mature, but for a 16-year-old, the difference between these two years may be comparable to 20 years.
In terms of the state of Lille's speech and conversation, it is not like 16, at least 26 - no, the tone of Lille's speech is normal even for a 36-year-old person.
It is normal for an 18-year-old to be more mature, but for a 16-year-old, the difference between these two years may be comparable to 20 years.
What's even more exaggerated is that Lille's parents are first-generation immigrants. Where can they get the money to give him a good education?
Seeing that the harmonious conversation ended unexpectedly, George also realized the problem.
He chewed two mouthfuls of vegetables, thought for a while and said: "Helen, can you call Gwen?"
"Okay." Helen was still thinking about Lille when she left.
After Helen left, George felt a little more normal - for some reason, he felt more comfortable talking to Lear about business matters.
If you think about it carefully, Helen's shock was also his shock, but he would be more focused when he was only talking about business.
"Your identification and monitoring network is very useful, and the mayor is very happy after seeing it. The government believes that we need to deepen cooperation in this area--
I convinced them, but is it acceptable to you? I mean, your company might be a little small. "
Leal smiled: "Chief, do you know how many people have lost their jobs during this financial crisis?
As long as there is work, you can easily find a large number of people who can install cameras - all I need to do is find an assembly factory.
Coincidentally, such factories with no work to do are everywhere. "
"Speaking of unemployment, this is the mayor's biggest headache, but it has become a good thing for you. You technical people have a way."
Leal smiled.
Rationally speaking, he believes that mass unemployment is the most incomprehensible thing - although the reality is that such things happen every once in a while.
You can only try to understand things that you cannot escape, so organizing production is also something he is good at.
Leal added: "Chief, speaking of technology, I plan to upgrade our software system, but these functions may be a little sensitive."
George raised his eyebrows: "Tell me about it."
Lear straightened his body, and he was going to use a prepared set of words to win George's support.
As the saying goes, people are compromise-if he just says that the room is too dark and needs to open a window, everyone will definitely not allow it.
But if you advocate removing the roof, they will be more willing to accept the window solution.
"This is a smart city system - using this system, we can make traffic jams less and more efficient, and I believe the mayor will like this feature.
With traffic data, we can infer the possibility of crime and the potential for crime based on the connection between traffic data and the location where the crime occurred. "
George's brows frowned, but he still didn't stop.
Leal continued: “Traffic data is only the basis, and we will soon be equipped with a new image processing chip that can better process the facial details captured by the camera.
It is possible to connect each person's action route with criminal events and make inferences.
Not only that, if you are willing to open the public safety information database, we can also prevent crimes based on information such as occupational information and family circumstances."
"Lille." George suddenly interrupted, "This is very sensitive."
"I know, it's very sensitive - but if you think about it, if a person has a profession, his profession is an office clerk, and the working hours are 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Then there is something wrong with him appearing in a dark alley during this time - if there happens to be a crime nearby.
Think about this possibility. As long as there is enough data, we can trace more clues——"
"Sounds like it takes over the function of the police."
"Of course not - the cameras don't arrest people on their own, and this is just an inference of possibility, not a conviction."
George held his chin and thought for a while, then moved and sighed.
“You know, Leal, this sounds like a New York State special version of the Patriot Act, and I’m sure the mayor would love this idea.
But the problem is that the people of New York won't support this kind of bill, and it's dangerous. "
The Patriot Act, the bill signed after the Twin Towers incident, was quite controversial.
The core content of the bill can be glimpsed from the viewpoints of both sides of the debate:
Supporters argue that if you are patriotic and not a criminal or a terrorist, then why should you fear federal access to your personal privacy?
Opponents argue otherwise, that patriotism and personal privacy can coexist.
"I know - so Sheriff, I'm talking to you because I trust you as a man of integrity, but if you think there are too many problems with this plan.
Let’s just stop at traffic control – less traffic jams and fewer car accidents should be what everyone wants to see.
In addition to these, it can also help you automatically investigate driver’s licenses, track accident vehicles, and drink driving.”
"I haven't agreed yet, Lil."
George pinched his eyebrows - but what Leal said really spoke to his heart.
There is no such thing as traffic police in the United States. Traffic control is only one of the NYPD's tasks, which is a headache.
If this system is so powerful, it will indeed reduce a lot of work.
Who doesn’t hate those assholes who change lanes, speed, hit and run, drive dangerously, drink and even drive under the influence of drugs?
Relatively speaking, this is a milder and better-sounding solution.
"But this one is really good."
