No. It's not shitty cheap lamps. They are spread strategically one per block
Well you better don your tinfoil (aluminum) hat then.
I believe there are gunshot sensors in them, or something more nefarious
They don't need to do that. They don't need to hide things like that either. They can just install them anywhere they want.
99% of people would have no fucking clue what they are looking at and why would you make it look different to tip them off?
There are "Smart streetlights" that have built in cameras but they don't have different lights. They look the same unless you know exactly what to look for.
Why would they ever want you to have a "clue" as to them doing something you don't want them to?
that is a great point and a part of the reason I question the purple street lights every block
I believe there are gunshot sensors in them, or something more nefarious
Did you also believe 5G towers were death beams?
Nope