Photo by Fox 8 In the fall of 2021, the campaign of Justin Bibb surged through Cleveland with a message that resonated across neighborhoods still carrying the scars of police violence: reform the police department and give residents real power over how officers are disciplined. Bibb, a first-time mayoral candidate […]
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GoVia will collect “Rank Your Experience” feedback about police encounters through the GoVia website and the Android app, but not inside the iOS app itself. Why iOS works differently Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines are strict about any app features that could be interpreted as reporting or rating police or […]
A Cross‑Sector Analysis of Surveillance, Oversight, and Safer Alternatives In the latter years of the Trump Administration, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area became a critical testing ground for the integration of artificial intelligence in modern policing. Law enforcement agencies, led by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), adopted AI tools such […]
The Protect and Serve Act of 2025 sits at the intersection of two colliding trends in American justice: a political drive to harden penalties for attacks on officers, and a technological wave that is quietly reshaping how those encounters happen in the first place. The new federal shield In August […]
A Story of America, Accountability, and the Promise of GoVia Across American streets—from Cleveland to Chicago, from Los Angeles to Miami—two chants echo through the same megaphone but mean two very different futures. “No justice, no peace.” A warning born from grief. “Know justice, know peace.” A promise born from […]
“Peace to Police” inspired conversation with Chad Harper How GoVia – Highlight A Hero Is Building a Safer Bridge Between Communities and Law Enforcement In cities across America, a police encounter can unfold in seconds—but the consequences can last a lifetime. For officers, every call carries uncertainty. For citizens, every […]
The Trump White House publicly frames “STRENGTHENING AND UNLEASHING AMERICA’S LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PURSUE CRIMINALS AND PROTECT INNOCENT CITIZENS” as a promise of safety through tougher, more protected policing, while real stories on the ground show gaps, delayed help, and deadly outcomes in moments of crisis—exactly the gap a tool […]
Thousands of people have marched for Black lives, for Gaza, for abortion rights, for No Kings Day and Juneteenth and climate justice—only to learn the hard way that the most dangerous moment in any protest is not the chant, but the silence that comes after: the cell door clanging shut […]
This article is inspired by Christopher Yoshito Davis From marches for racial justice to democracy rallies and labor demonstrations, protest has always been one of the most powerful tools citizens have used to change society. In the United States, the right to protest is protected under the First Amendment — […]
By an investigative collaboration examining justice, technology, and public finance In 2000, a federal jury awarded $3.1 million to Curtis Harris, a Cleveland man paralyzed after being shot by a patrol officer. It was one of many warning flares over the next decade. By 2012, 13 officers would fire 137 […]
Trump’s Cleveland Deal: Ending Police Oversight Before Justice Is Delivered Cleveland was promised constitutional policing. After the U.S. Department of Justice found a pattern of excessive force and systemic failures inside the Cleveland Division of Police in 2014, a federal consent decree followed — a court-enforced roadmap toward bias-free policing, […]
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded that the Cleveland Division of Police had engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force, unconstitutional policing, and systemic accountability failures. The resulting 2015 federal consent decree placed Cleveland under court-supervised reform — mandating new use-of-force standards, bias-free policing policies, crisis […]
CLEVELAND, OH — In a stark echo of policing reforms across the United States, the City of Cleveland has filed a joint motion with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to terminate its decade-long federal consent decree governing the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP). The decree, born of a 2015 DOJ investigation into patterns of […]
A mother sat in the wooden benches of the Luzerne County juvenile courtroom, clutching a paper that said her son’s hearing would be “informal.” She had not been told he needed a lawyer, and no one from the court insisted he should have one. Within minutes of the judge walking […]
Georgio Sabino had learned to read a siren the way some people read the weather. He knew the difference between a casual patrol rolling past a corner store and the sharp, stuttering flash that meant someone’s life might change in the next three minutes. The moment everything can go wrong […]
The expected customer for GoVia Highlight A Hero is a safety‑conscious person, family, or community member who worries that a routine police encounter—or any high‑stakes crisis—could escalate without witnesses, support, or accountability. This includes Black and Brown communities and other over‑policed groups, college students, gig workers and drivers, and loved […]
Listening to the echo of a single phrase “death squad”—as it moved from Latin America’s killing fields into the quiet streets of American cities. The world now knows the historical fact and a current warning, a pattern of power that might change uniforms and flags but rarely changed its logic. […]
Death Squads in America 1. The Reality of Police Surveillance in Cleveland Over the past several years, Cleveland has embraced a suite of modern surveillance tools that sit at the intersection of public safety and civil liberties. The city has installed at least 100 fixed automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras at […]
By a senior correspondent drawing on the investigative rigor of The New York Times, the global perspective of Al Jazeera, and the balanced reporting of BBC News CLEVELAND, Ohio – February 1, 2026 – In 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. launched the Poor People’s Campaign, a multiracial march […]
“GoVia Highlight A Hero – A Police Safety App” Unbundle Policing. Reimagine Public Safety. We are no longer in a time where public safety can rely on one system, one response model, or one narrative. At GoVia – Highlight A Hero, our global innovation team is building the infrastructure for next-generation community […]
Executive Summary Mass Detention The United States operates two parallel detention systems with starkly different constitutional protections, accountability mechanisms, and algorithmic governance frameworks—one nominally bound by criminal justice due process protections, the other increasingly insulated from them. An investigative analysis of immigration detention, criminal justice algorithmic risk assessment, and state-level […]
Ohio keeps producing the same nightmare headline: people who did nothing wrong end up in handcuffs, in cells, and sometimes in prison for years before the truth finally catches up. GoVia: Highlight A Hero is built as a safety net around those moments, so that the next Michael Sutton or […]
GoVia could plausibly justify a 150 million dollar valuation by 2029 if it converts its early proof‑of‑concept into a scaled, defensible platform in a fast‑growing public‑safety market, with real contracts, recurring revenue and international reach. Market and timing The global community‑policing and personal‑safety app market is already measured in the […]
Federal immigration firepower has turned parts of Minneapolis into a live‑fire test bed for how far Washington will go in using police‑style and military‑grade tactics against its own residents, including U.S. citizens protesting in their own streets. At the same time, organizers and technologists are racing to build tools like […]
Police and some federal agencies in the United States have quietly tested and deployed vehicles and devices that can see through cars and even building walls, raising hard questions about privacy, health, and constitutional rights. A new platform called GoVia: Highlight A Hero pitches itself as a way to rebalance that power, […]
Below is a deep-dive investigative style contrast between the fictional world of Mercy (2026) and real-world criminal justice challenges, The Premise — Fiction vs Reality In Mercy (released January 23 2026), LAPD detective Chris Raven wakes up strapped into a chair in a high-tech courtroom and faces an AI judge called Maddox who will execute him unless he proves his innocence in 90 minutes. […]
By an investigative team inspired by the New York Times, BBC, and Al Jazeera standards. By Georgio Sabino III Introduction: What People Mean by “SuperCop” James Simone — sometimes called Jim Simone — is a retired patrol officer of the Cleveland Division of Police. During a career spanning 1973–2011, Simone became one of the […]
By GoVia Highlight A Hero The Viral Claim vs. The Real Question In 2025, a viral claim spread rapidly across social media: “Police can now see your bank accounts and everywhere you’ve been during a traffic stop using an AI tool called Gotham.” The fear was immediate—and understandable. But the […]
GoVia exposes how Stingray cell‑site simulators work, why they matter for citizen safety, and how communities can demand both effective policing and strong privacy protections. What Stingrays Are Core Characteristics and Signal Strength From an “elite operative” perspective, the core tactical characteristics are: Law‑Enforcement Use and Exploitation In the story, […]
A poster showing a photograph of Renee Nicole Good, 37, hangs on a lamppost at the site where she was shot and killed by a federal agent while she was in her vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Jan. 7. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times) Police Law Brief Over the past […]
Photo by Stephen Maturen / Getty Images – Educational Purposes On January 7, 2026, a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis fatally shot a 37-year-old woman identified as Renee Nicole Good during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in the city. Through his tweet, Donald Trump effectively suggested […]
By Georgio Sabino III America does not suffer from a lack of conversation about justice.It suffers from a lack of infrastructure to resolve it. The AMC drama series 61st Street (now widely streamed on Netflix in the U.S.) did not become culturally relevant because it exaggerated reality. It resonated because […]
An elite investigator’s deep research report—truth, danger, and the fight for human dignity I. The New Frontier: Weaponized Robotics and Policing In the halls of power and under the guise of “public safety,” an unsettling transformation is underway. Advanced robotics—once confined to science fiction—are now tools of law enforcement and […]
By GoVia Insights*Published on GoVia.blog — Tag: #PublicSafetyInnovation In city after city, dramatic reforms intended to reduce police force have not delivered the promised safety gains — for communities or officers. In Chicago, for example, the most recent compliance data show use-of-force incidents increasing every year since 2021, even as […]
GoVia Community Police Safety App Blog An inside source speaking with CBS News Chicago, under the condition of anonymity, revealed something many Black communities have been saying for years: there is personal and financial gain for some officers who arrest legal Black gun owners, even when those individuals have valid […]
Welcome to the GoVia Community 🔦 Browse the updates below to learn what’s happening inside the GoVia Community. This is where citizens, legal professionals, public-safety partners, and mental-health providers come together to build safer, more transparent encounters—for everyone. ⬇️ 📰 LATEST & IMPORTANT GoVia: Highlight a Hero is a community […]
By Georgio Sabino IIICEO & Founder, GoVia – Highlight A HeroA Community Police Safety App Across America, citizens, families, and civil rights organizations share a common concern: How do we make police encounters safer, more transparent, and more accountable for everyone involved? Every day, approximately 50,000 drivers are pulled over in the United States — […]
**Concept Overview** GoVia (www.GoVia.app) presents a nuanced approach to the crisis of trust in American policing. While many apps focus solely on documenting negative encounters (e.g., “Police Encounters” features for recording interactions), GoVia’s “Highlight A Hero” introduces a critical, dual-path strategy. It is not merely an app; it is a […]
A Year to the Midterms: Police Power, Public Trust, and Why GoVia Needs You By Georgio Sabino III – “Team GoVia” In one year, America heads into the 2026 midterms. Between now and then, Congress will decide whether to super-charge penalties for attacks on law enforcement, how seriously it takes […]
America is changing fast, and so are our conversations around justice, safety, and community trust. That’s exactly why GoVia: Highlight A Hero was built — a free community-powered app designed to make police encounters safer, more transparent, and more human for everyone. Whether you download the app (free on Android […]
By Georgio Sabino III, CEO & Founder of GoVia Highlight A Hero In every era, a few companies rise that not only create value — they create meaning. GoVia is that kind of company. Born from a deep sense of purpose and built at the intersection of technology, justice, and […]
Executive Summary – Highlight A Hero What do we actually know about the “wrongful conviction rate”? There is no reliable, single, population-wide wrongful-conviction rate; most innocent people are never identified. The leading empirical estimate comes from a 2014 PNAS study of capital cases: using survival-analysis techniques on death-row exonerations, the […]
The short version Public safety is in a reset. Departments need new ways to rebuild trust, recruit/retain officers, and engage communities—without adding more burden to the front line. GoVia: Highlight A Hero turns everyday acts of service (by officers and civilians) into verifiable, shareable recognition that boosts morale, builds trust, […]
GoVia: Highlight A Hero (hereafter “GoVia”), tracing its promise and positioning, and highlighting the crucial endorsements from major figures — especially Les Brown, Dr. George C. Fraser, Professor Lewis R. Katz (CWRU), W. Scott Ramsey (attorney), Isaiah N. Johnson (NFL veteran). The article also presents why and how law-enforcement agencies […]
In October 2025, as the rains returned to Addis Ababa, a new kind of thunder rolled across the continent — not from the skies, but from the hearts and minds of African storytellers.It was the official launch of Pulse of Africa (POA), the first African-owned, African-led pan-African media hub. Its […]
And why, in those moments, “driving while black or brown” may mean something more than just intoxication risk At GoVia, our mission is to support safe, clear-headed driving—especially in situations where the driver remains sober but passengers might be drinking. These scenarios, while legally complex, bring into focus two important […]
Quick executive summary Policing in the U.S. today is a complex, contradictory job: officers face real physical risks (gunfire, vehicle crashes), high rates of trauma and mental-health strain, intense public scrutiny, and changing institutional tools (body cameras, military-grade equipment). Many of these pressures amplify the feeling “I could die or […]
Live at Columbus Metropolitan Library — November 30, 2025, at 1 PM (ET)Location: Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, OH 43215Google Meet Livestream: https://meet.google.com/mke-zhvf-ekq Eventbrite Registration (Seats Limited to 32): Eventbrite Tickets 💡 About the Event On Sunday, November 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM, GoVia invites community members, activists, […]
In the ongoing national debate about police misconduct, stories often focus on Black or brown victims — and rightly so, given the systemic racism and disproportionate harm many endure. But sometimes the narrative misses another point: police violence does not spare white lives either. To build broader coalitions and to […]
We’ve got 30,000 real subscribers — that’s powerful. If GoVia’s mission (community safety, police transparency, and better outcomes for both citizens and officers) matters to you, a short honest Google review will make a huge difference. Below is a ready-to-publish blog post you can use on your site or newsletter, […]
By Georgio Sabino III — CEO / Founder & Lead Investigator, GoViaDeep-research, fact-checked, and written for community leaders, civil-rights advocates, and everyday residents who want practical, defensible steps to stay safe. Executive summary (TL;DR) There are two different “insurrection” concepts people mix up — (1) the 14th Amendment Section 3 […]
As the CEO and founder of GoVia, I do what I do because I believe safety and justice must coexist — for both citizens and police. My passion for social justice drives me to bridge the gap between communities and law enforcement through transparency, technology, and trust. Every feature of […]
At GoVia, I want every customer—whether an individual subscriber, an attorney, a mental health provider, or a police union—to clearly perceive our services as transformational, not transactional. We are not just a platform; we are a bridge between safety, accountability, and trust. Our value lies in giving communities peace of […]
Automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) have quietly expanded across the U.S., and nowhere has that growth sparked as much debate lately as Colorado. Cities and sheriff’s offices say ALPRs — many supplied and operated by companies like Flock Safety — help solve auto thefts and locate suspects. Privacy advocates and journalists, […]
Invest Now By Georgio Sabino III, CEO & Founder — For immediate release When a national policy conversation turns toward sweeping ideas like deporting “homegrown criminals,” the danger is clear: rushed, punitive policies too often trample due process, deter community cooperation, and deepen distrust between residents and law enforcement. Experts […]
By Georgio Sabino, Founder & CEO, GoVia When investors ask me why they should back GoVia — now — my answer is simple: measurable returns plus measurable social good. Our Ohio-first rollout is designed to prove both in months, not years. Recent industry research shows the business case for AI […]
A Modern Social Enterprise with a Mission for Global Justice In an era where civic trust, legal empowerment, and equitable public safety are under global scrutiny, GoVia, a community-police safety application, emerges not just as a tech solution but as a transformative social justice platform. At its heart lies a […]
GoVia’s AI Dispatch Division, launched in Stow, Ohio, introduces a groundbreaking solution that reshapes public safety, mental health support, and legal access through real-time, multi-agent AI technology. Our system integrates AI-powered sentiment analysis, live scene interpretation, and context-aware decision-making to assist dispatchers, police officers, lawyers, mental health professionals, and citizens […]
“What is your reason?”That’s the calm, clear question 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. asked Jacksonville police officers during a February 19, 2025, traffic stop. What followed was anything but calm. McNeil Voice McNeil, a young Black man, was pulled over for allegedly driving without his headlights on. Within moments, the encounter […]
The Story & Verdict Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison was federally convicted in 2024 of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights specifically for firing ten blind shots into her home during a botched March 13, 2020 no‑knock raid. Although his bullets did not strike Taylor or anyone else, a jury found his conduct […]
“It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both the cries of the oppressed and the silence of the unheard.” Nelson Mandela Every single one of us knows someone behind bars. Their stories are often silenced, their cries drowned in bureaucratic red tape, and their humanity […]
In the modern fight for justice and civil rights, the question is no longer whether reform is necessary the demand is for transformation. GoVia Highlight A Hero, a revolutionary platform integrating generative AI, live legal and mental health support, and real-time sentiment analysis, emerges as the bold answer to one […]
In the summer of 2016, Georgio found himself exhausted by the mounting sense of crisis across the United States a “state of emergency” manifested in social unrest, racial tension, and policing tragedies. His turning point came when he witnessed the senseless killing of Philando Castile on July 6, 2016 in Falcon Heights, […]
GoVia: Highlight a Hero is a community police safety app designed to transform how individuals interact with law enforcement by prioritizing transparency, respect, and accountability. Our innovative mobile solution uses real-time GPS, sentiment analysis, and AI-driven alerts to document police encounters, connect users with mental health and social service resources, […]
We are building GoVia: Highlight a Hero—an AI-powered, real-time police safety and legal rights platform designed for instant protection and accountability during law enforcement encounters. Why GoVia? Seeking: A co-founder or major equity partner (preferably a billionaire or high-net-worth individual with a stake in: What You Get: Bonus: Tagline: The […]
In an era marked by urgent calls for accountability, reform, and reconciliation, GoVia: Highlight a Hero is emerging as more than just a technology platform—it’s a movement. Designed to be a community police safety app, GoVia is giving voice to the untold stories of citizens and police alike. From traumatic […]
GoVia Highlight A Hero is a community-police safety app and initiative designed to promote transparency, accountability, and positive interactions between civilians and law enforcement. Here’s a closer look at what it is and what it does:
The Dual-Allegiance Imperative In an era of eroded trust between communities and police, GoVia Highlight A Hero emerges as a revolutionary platform built on a radical premise: true safety requires being pro-police AND pro-citizen simultaneously. This is not a contradiction but a constitutional necessity. The app recognizes that: GoVia serves […]
https://cmsny.org/how-trump-mass-deportation-plan-would-hurt-usa/A Mobile Gateway to Justice in Real Time GoVia: Highlight A Hero, a community-centered police safety app, was designed to foster transparency, accountability, and safety during law enforcement interactions. But its scope is broader — the app has potential as a real-time civil rights safeguard for marginalized individuals, particularly immigrants […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a decisive move against profit-driven policing, Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 114 on July 1, 2025, outlawing arrest and citation quotas across Ohio law enforcement agencies. The bill, effective in 90 days, marks a seismic shift toward equitable policing—and intersects with groundbreaking technology like GoVia: […]
GoVia Highlight A Hero: A Global Movement for Safer Communities and Justice in Real-Time GoVia Highlight A Hero is revolutionizing public safety and civil rights through technology, trust, and timely intervention. With 25,000 subscribers worldwide, our community-driven app empowers people to access live legal and mental health support during police […]
GoVia Highlight A Hero is a community-police safety app built to encourage transparency and professionalism in law enforcement by allowing users to rank interactions, spotlight helpful officers, and safely report misconduct—all while fostering mutual trust. The app supports municipalities, police agencies, and even legal/mental-health partners focused on civil rights protection. […]
The Perfect Storm: War, Famine, and Systemic Collapse Sudan is experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe since April 2023, when hostilities erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This conflict has: In Darfur, the RSF has revived genocidal tactics from the early 2000s, […]
Executive SummaryKenya’s 2025 protest anniversary has erupted into renewed violence, with 16 confirmed deaths and over 400 injuries most attributed to police gunfire. Against this backdrop of state violence and systemic injustice, the GoVia Highlight a Hero app emerges as a potential technological bridge. This analysis examines Nairobi’s crisis through […]
1️⃣ The Deportation Machines Are Accelerating When Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act in 2025, over 1 million legally admitted immigrants were abruptly reclassified as “illegal.” Flights deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador’s brutal CECOT prison launched minutes after a federal judge ordered them grounded 912. GoVia fights back with: […]
Cleveland stands at a technological crossroads in its quest for public safety. With the SAFE SMART CLE program rapidly expanding—registering over 1,500 home cameras and integrating 3,700+ business feeds since 2023—the city has embraced Fusus-powered surveillance as a frontline crime-fighting tool 36. Yet this camera network faces mounting scrutiny over […]
America stands at a precipice. The recent deployment of 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to Los Angeles—bypassing local authorities and violating the Posse Comitatus Act and Tenth Amendment—represents more than political conflict. It is a “constitutional crisis” that weaponizes the military against citizens, criminalizes protest, and suspends state sovereignty. […]
In an era where immigration enforcement operates increasingly like a private mercenary force under contract with corporations, tools like GoVia are not just helpful—they are essential. Civil Rights Protections: “Attorneys in the moment” Historical precedents such as Boumediene v. Bush (2008), which granted habeas corpus to Guantánamo detainees, show the […]
GoVia is the groundbreaking community-police safety app that’s changing the narrative — one encounter at a time. Built for accountability, transparency, and trust, GoVia bridges the gap between law enforcement and the people they serve. 🔹 Sentiment Analysis in Real TimeCapture the tone of every encounter to promote empathy and […]
GoVia Highlight A Hero: Community Safety, Transparency and Trust The GoVia Highlight A Hero app is a new community-policing platform aimed at young people (ages 14–26) that combines real-time support with accountability tools. Users can open the app during a police encounter to instantly video-call an attorney or a mental-health […]
Over the past decades there have been numerous high-profile cases of U.S. judges abusing their authority – from imposing unduly harsh sentences on Black and Brown defendants, to outright corruption such as accepting bribes. These cases span many states and courts. For example, U.S. District Judge Stephen J. Murphy III […]
IntroductionGoVia’s Highlight A Hero is a groundbreaking community-police safety app designed to foster transparency, accountability, and trust through technology. By integrating features like real-time legal support, mental health resources, and AI-driven cybersecurity, GoVia aims to redefine interactions between law enforcement and citizens. This article explores its multifaceted approach to safety, […]
GoVia’s Division of Information Technology employs super-intelligent AI models designed to learn and adapt from data, making them powerful tools for automation and decision-making. However, their capabilities also make them susceptible to misuse and vulnerabilities. Common risks associated with AI include data breaches, privacy concerns, and cyber-attacks targeting AI algorithms. […]
Introduction In an era marked by heightened awareness of civil rights and the imperative for police accountability, GoVia emerges as a transformative community police safety application. Designed to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the communities they serve, GoVia offers a suite of tools aimed at fostering transparency, accountability, […]
Introduction: The Crisis in Police-Community Relations In the U.S., 50,000 police encounters occur daily, totaling 20 million annually, with routine interactions often escalating into violence or civil rights abuses 29. Cities have spent over 3.2 billion on police misconduct settlements, a figure that underscores systemic failures transparency and accountability: [8]. […]
In an era where community trust in policing continues to waver amid ongoing civil rights concerns and systemic injustice, GoVia emerges as a revolutionary tool to “highlight a hero” and reframe public safety through citizen-led accountability, legal transparency, and digital advocacy. GoVia is not just another police rating app—it’s an […]
In the growing national conversation around policing, community trust, and civil rights, GoVia: Highlight A Herostands as a timely and technology-forward intervention. “GoVia, a community police safety app, aims to ‘highlight a hero’ in the truth justice social media thread by ranking the police experience.” At its core, GoVia is […]
Cleveland’s policing landscape has been under intense scrutiny for years, culminating in a federal Consent Decree that has governed the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) since 2015. Within this context of reform, technological solutions like the GoVia Highlight A Hero app represent potential tools to address longstanding issues in police-community […]
(Last Updated: May 21, 2025) Introduction: The Vision of GoVia – Globally GoVia is a groundbreaking community policing and safety app designed to bridge gaps between civilians, law enforcement, mental health professionals, and legal advocates. Its mission is to foster transparency, prevent civil rights abuses, and ensure equitable encounters through […]
By integrating technology, legal oversight, and community engagement, GoVia: Highlight a Hero (A Community Police Safety App) redefines public safety by fostering transparency and trust. Below, we explore how diverse stakeholders interface with the platform, supported by innovative features and legal frameworks. Stakeholder Interfaces & Key Features 1. Law Offices: […]
In recent years, the United States has faced a reckoning over racialized violence and systemic injustice—particularly in how law enforcement interacts with African-American and Latino communities. While headlines often focus on fatal encounters, a deeper, more insidious issue lurks beneath: the misclassification of deaths, the misuse of disputed medical terms […]
Subtitle: Why young college minds are the key to redefining public safety through smart technology, policy innovation, and social justice. ⸻ Introduction: What is GoVia? GoVia is a revolutionary community policing and safety app designed to foster transparency, trust, and dialogue between civilians, law enforcement, legal advocates, and mental health […]
The Dual Landscape: GoVia’s “Highlight A Hero” and Flock’s Surveillance Network In an era where police encounters and mass surveillance intersect, two technologies dominate the discourse: GoVia’s “Highlight A Hero” app and Flock Safety’s license plate recognition (LPR) cameras. While Flock’s ALPR systems track vehicles across thousands of communities—raising Fourth […]
The Rise of Flock Cameras and Fourth Amendment Challenges Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have sparked a nationwide debate over mass surveillance. With over 5,000 communities using these cameras, including Norfolk, Virginia (172 cameras) and Illinois (652 cameras), law enforcement agencies track vehicles in real-time, creating “vehicle fingerprints” […]
The American pretrial justice system exhibits profound racial disparities that disproportionately impact Black and Latino communities. From higher bail amounts to longer pretrial detentions, communities of color face significant barriers in navigating a system designed to ensure constitutional rights but often falling short of its ideals. GoVia represents an emerging […]
In the United States today, public confidence in law enforcement is strained by growing evidence of racial disparities and costly misconduct. Nationwide, the top 25 police departments paid over $3.2 billion in settlements over the past decade freopp.org (roughly $300+ million per year), and one Washington Post analysis found $1.5 […]
GoVia Highlight a Hero is an innovative initiative designed to empower formerly incarcerated individuals in Ohio, transforming them into credible legal aids who contribute directly to the justice system. By leveraging technology, trauma recovery, and lived experience, GoVia aims to reduce recidivism, restore dignity, and cut the staggering costs of […]
Introduction GoVia’s mission to integrate reentry individuals into Ohio’s legal system as “legal aids” offering live-streamed testimonies and affidavits about police encounters is ambitious. This article examines the viability of this model, its alignment with Ohio’s legislative reforms (e.g., SB 66, Trauma Recovery Centers), and its potential synergies with groups […]
Introduction: The Collision of Technology and Tyranny The Trump administration’s recent exploration of suspending habeas corpus—a constitutional safeguard against unlawful detention—has ignited fears of state-sanctioned kidnapping and extrajudicial deportations. White House adviser Stephen Miller’s assertion that the administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ, despite constitutional limits requiring congressional […]