Interesting bit of news from my city (likely at most other cities too). My town got $7.3 million from the taxpayers as part of the American Rescue Plan Act - the Covid payoff. The purpose was to mitigate the lost revenue from the Wuhan Scare. The purpose was 1) for responding to Wuhan's economic impact, 2) providing
premium pay to essential workers (why?), 3) replacing lost revenue (since they shut down businesses, etc.) and 4) investing in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.
What are they using it for? Paying $3,000 bonus to essential workers. $3 million to build a pump station. $1 million to upgrade sewer systems. And...wait for it...$300,000 to purchase
gunshot detection technology.
What is that? That's a device used by police, the FBI, Secret Service and other LEOs to locate gunshots when they occur...it also captures voices of people talking.
https://www.eff.org/pages/gunshot-detection