BUFFSCAN
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Police scanning must be replaced by something else.
The message of BuffScan couldn't be any simpler, nor can its purpose be any more clear. Open public safety radio communications are evaporating due to an honest instinct among public safety agencies to encrypt or to rely on other forms of non-voice communication. Combine this with the expense and complexity of equipment to actually conduct traditional "police scanning", and not only is the communication itself drying up, but so are the actual scannerists who bother trying to listen.
BuffScan is an attempt to white paper and to "journal out" my proposal which is to develop or advocate the development of a human network, an organization, consisting of the same enthusiasts with the same social benefits and public-safety supporting principles encouraged by conventional police scanning.
The BuffScan blog will raise these proposals and contemplate their feasibility. Maybe they'll be weak, maybe wholly impractical, for the simple reason I am not a bright person, nor is my range of understanding in the area of communication or organizational management, strong. But the ideas and proposals will be out there, and just maybe one or two will stick enough to get the ball rolling. At the very least this is a seeding campaign that will spur many far more capable people who get the gist and have the spirit. Or, maybe I will be surprised and everything will spill out in perfect form after all, on the first try. Right here in Buffalo.
Beyond that philisophical drive though, BuffScan will be doing the usual as a local radio scanning blog - producing or giving input on dramatic incidents, editorializing and "Monday Night Quarterbacking" on public safety issues and responses, participating in spreading the message of safety and crime prevention, and maybe throwing gasoline on fiery debates -- because what good is a blog if it isn't rabble rousing?
But replacing police scanning with that human network, that's the drive. To me this is a very serious project. I am designing it to perpetuate in growth, philosophy, and execution, beyond my own remaining days. So, yes, it's serious. But, let's have fun with it. This is a benevolent effort to grow and enrich humanity, and should be held in that light. Don't take it too seriously and feel free to contribute at whim, positively.
