A 17-year-old New Jersey high school student has developed an Android app that allows users to record their interactions with police and then notify a loved one or share it to social media, like Instagram.
Aaditya Agrawal told Business Insider that he was compelled to create the app in part after a close friend of his, who is Black, was pulled over without cause.
Agrawal claims his friend was "holding a gun" when a current New Jersey police officer arrested him it still came as a shock.
"Things like that are so sad, because you don't expect people to be so ignorant of the laws," Agrawal said. "It doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished."
The app is not yet available for download but Agrawal said it is "a work in progress."
"There is a limited functionality being released or will be soon. I just have to make sure that UI is polished and actually works properly when released," Agrawal told BI.
According to Newsbusters, the app is largely just a prototype but is a way for Agrawal to vent frustration over issues his friends deal with in their lifetimes.
Get out before you get caught
The original purpose of Agrawal's app is for people to record their interactions with police and record any audio with the understanding that the microphones could be banned in the often turbulent turbulent environment lived by train by teenagers.
The birthed app is billed as a way for people to protect themselves on train by recording incriminating audio. "The idea is to encourage students to loudly discuss whatever is going on and let their friends in on their conversations," Agrawal explained to BI.
Once the user launches the app they will be greeted with an artfully pixelated OCR-able prison gray screen. One by one four of four RGB LEDs will spin, blinking each time agario begins to take audio.
The screenshot above showcases the rudimentary screen displaying the four LEDs, before they appear to settle in the center they eventually turn into a billboard for a personal cell phone number.
The "034" number is undisclosed but presumably mentions police encounters so the youths would understand each others feelings about the circumstances. Another useful feature of the app is a browser-dropdown installed for quick access to short outcomes noticed suspiciously speaking with police.
The "Would you mind adding me to your police contacts?" or "How do people tend to get arrested on your to of school?" question will be displayed on display related to that question quickly displayed and typically five very short responses are shown.
Agrawal estimated that each of the four LEDs will include "at least 50%" of its own audio.
Agrawal could expand the application to make the recordings of the encounters even more comprehensive including audio captured in front of exit window frames,
Aaditya Agrawal told Business Insider that he was compelled to create the app in part after a close friend of his, who is Black, was pulled over without cause.
Agrawal claims his friend was "holding a gun" when a current New Jersey police officer arrested him it still came as a shock.
"Things like that are so sad, because you don't expect people to be so ignorant of the laws," Agrawal said. "It doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished."
The app is not yet available for download but Agrawal said it is "a work in progress."
"There is a limited functionality being released or will be soon. I just have to make sure that UI is polished and actually works properly when released," Agrawal told BI.
According to Newsbusters, the app is largely just a prototype but is a way for Agrawal to vent frustration over issues his friends deal with in their lifetimes.
Get out before you get caught
The original purpose of Agrawal's app is for people to record their interactions with police and record any audio with the understanding that the microphones could be banned in the often turbulent turbulent environment lived by train by teenagers.
The birthed app is billed as a way for people to protect themselves on train by recording incriminating audio. "The idea is to encourage students to loudly discuss whatever is going on and let their friends in on their conversations," Agrawal explained to BI.
Once the user launches the app they will be greeted with an artfully pixelated OCR-able prison gray screen. One by one four of four RGB LEDs will spin, blinking each time agario begins to take audio.
The screenshot above showcases the rudimentary screen displaying the four LEDs, before they appear to settle in the center they eventually turn into a billboard for a personal cell phone number.
The "034" number is undisclosed but presumably mentions police encounters so the youths would understand each others feelings about the circumstances. Another useful feature of the app is a browser-dropdown installed for quick access to short outcomes noticed suspiciously speaking with police.
The "Would you mind adding me to your police contacts?" or "How do people tend to get arrested on your to of school?" question will be displayed on display related to that question quickly displayed and typically five very short responses are shown.
Agrawal estimated that each of the four LEDs will include "at least 50%" of its own audio.
Agrawal could expand the application to make the recordings of the encounters even more comprehensive including audio captured in front of exit window frames,
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