Re:Through-Wall Human Pose Estimation Using Radio Signals
by sudhirj on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @02:16PM
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No possible improvement to a SWAT team is ever good for a target. But I think this will prevent false positives a bit. Knowing the posture and stance of the people inside a room can help with where you aim as you go in.
Re:Through-Wall Human Pose Estimation Using Radio Signals
by noonespecial on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:26PM
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I'd be more afraid that they'd "fear for their lives" at every broomstick and fishing pole they saw through a wall and would start shooting before they even got to the door.
Re:Through-Wall Human Pose Estimation Using Radio Signals
by John_KZ on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @03:27PM
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This. It's quite possible that if it looks like you're holding something, they'll just shoot through the wall before even entering.
Re:Through-Wall Human Pose Estimation Using Radio Signals
by kinsomo on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @02:57PM
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> Maybe SWAT can use this to validate that it's actually the right house when serving a no-knock warrant.
How would a stick figure images help a SWAT team validate that they're at the right house?
This could only help them by giving them a clue about where to point their guns once they bust down the door.
Edit: Kolpa makes a really good point! This seems like a really good counter to SWATting, where the claim is that someone is holding hostages or something -- this could pretty effectively demonstrate that to be false if they see one person in an apartment sitting at a computer.