From Not the Bee:
The criminal element in South Korea cannot outrun the long arm of the… holographic law? That’s the case in one Seoul park, as a holographic police officer appears every night to warn potential troublemakers.
Since the ghost-cop’s installation in October as part of a ‘Safe Park’ initiative, reported crimes in the area have dropped by roughly 22 percent, police told E-Daily. That stat compares data from the same hours before and after the hologram went live. While it obviously can’t arrest anyone, police say the digital presence alone is enough to deter bad decisions. ‘Although it was clear upon closer inspection that the person wasn’t a real person, the mere perception of police presence had a significant deterrent effect,’ police said in a statement.