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South Korea has rolled out a futuristic crime fighting tool, a life-sized hologram police officer.

Now, they claim that the early results say that it's working.

So they installed it in this park, this uh, Jodong number three park in central Seoul.

It's the glowing blue 3D projection.

And they claim that it's helped reduce a crime.

Okay, during the active hours.

By over 20%. It's 5'6 in a full-dressed uniform, and it's modeled after a real officer.

It appears nightly from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Now, this is what is helping lower crime.

Every two minutes, it delivers a pre-recorded warning that passers by are monitored by

security cameras and that police will respond in real time to violence or emergencies before

fading away. So it's part of their safe park program. And I guess they're saying that the holograms are there to discourage public disorder,

such as drunkenness and fights in areas that need more policing.

And while it can't step in or make arrests, officials say it's mere presence has a strong psychological effect in deterring would-be offenders.

So there you go.

Sure, they've got cameras everywhere.

Sure, police are on alert to arrive if anything happens, but it's the hologram telling

you that, hey, you're being monitored by security cameras,

and the police will respond quickly if you do something wrong.

But it's the hologram that is working.

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