{"id":52175,"date":"2020-04-04T17:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T22:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=52175"},"modified":"2020-04-04T17:19:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T22:19:04","slug":"police-app-encourages-people-to-report-neighbors-who-violate-stay-at-home-orders-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=52175","title":{"rendered":"Police App Encourages People To Report Neighbors Who Violate Stay At Home Orders (UPDATED)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/massprivatei.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/police-app-encourages-people-to-report.html\">Police App Encourages People To Report Neighbors Who Violate Stay At Home Orders (UPDATED)<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5HBKITC3B9Q?feature=player_embedded&amp;wmode=opaque\" width=\"320\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you encourage people to turn against each other during the COVID-19 pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is not that complicated, especially if you live in the City of Bellevue, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years ago, when the city created the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bellevuewa.gov\/city-news\/report-stay-home-violations\">MyBellvue app<\/a>, it was touted as being a quick and easy way to report things like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuereporter.com\/news\/city-to-go-mobile-with-new-service-app\/\">downed street signs, potholes, street light issues and noise complaints<\/a>. Fast forward to 2020 and public fears of COVID-19 have encouraged law enforcement to turn neighbors into government snitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Geekwire<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2020\/privacy-advocates-alarmed-seattle-area-police-launch-online-tool-report-illegal-gatherings\/\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0how\u00a0the Bellevue Police Department has turned a public service app into a report on your neighbors app.\u00a0\u00a0You can report these incidents through the MyBellevue app on your electronic device or the MyBellevue portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>&#8220;Police in Bellevue, Wash., are asking residents to report violations of the state\u2019s \u201cstay home\u201d order online in an effort to clear up 911 lines for emergencies.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent&nbsp;<em>Associated Press<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/343ed4a8e95dfc8f8dda87b9e450ca57\">article<\/a>&nbsp;revealed that people are all to happy to report on their neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>&#8220;Snitches are emerging as enthusiastic allies as cities, states and countries work to enforce directives meant to limit person-to-person contact amid the virus pandemic that has claimed tens of thousands of lives worldwide. They\u2019re phoning police and municipal hotlines, complaining to elected officials and shaming perceived scofflaws on social media.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Updated 4\/3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LA Mayor Offers Snitches Rewards For Reporting On Neighbors<\/strong><br>According to a&nbsp;<em>CBS LA4<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/losangeles.cbslocal.com\/2020\/03\/31\/coronavirus-los-angeles-eric-garcetti-snitches-get-rewards\/\">article<\/a>&nbsp;Los Angeles Mayor&nbsp;Eric Garcetti announced that the city would reward snitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four businesses have been referred to the city attorney\u2019s office for misdemeanor filings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cYou know the old expression about snitches, well in this case snitches get rewards,\u201d Garcetti said. \u201cWe want to thank you for turning folks in and making sure we are all safe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police App Encourages People To Report Neighbors Who Violate Stay At Home Orders (UPDATED) How do you encourage people to turn against each other during the COVID-19 pandemic? The answer is not that complicated, especially if you live in the City of Bellevue, Washington. 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