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Offline Chris_

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Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« on: January 12, 2009, 05:23:51 PM »
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Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)  -- San Francisco’s surveillance cameras in high-crime areas do not prevent violent crime, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California.

The long-awaited study by the UC Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society found the program is hurt by lack of training and oversight, a failure to integrate footage with other police efforts, poor quality cameras, and what may be a fundamental weakness of cameras as anti-crime devices.

Mayor Newsom began the program four years ago, but out of concern for people’s privacy, police are not allowed to monitor cameras in real time. Investigators must wait until a crime is reported before looking at footage.

Figures...spends lotsa money putting up the d*mned things, then make them as useless as possible.   :whatever:

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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 05:59:50 PM »
Do they have one in each of the Supervisor's offices?
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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 06:12:29 PM »
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Figures...spends lotsa money putting up the d*mned things, then make them as useless as possible. 

It's the liberal thing to do.  With someone else's money of course.
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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2009, 10:44:03 PM »
Quote from: lug-nut on January 12, 2009, 05:23:51 PM
Figures...spends lotsa money putting up the d*mned things, then make them as useless as possible.   :whatever:

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In other words, wait until criminals or terrorists commit their crimes - blowing up and murdering your children, then look at the tapes and decide what to do. Nice!
When do the criminals get to murder Newsom's kiddies?
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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2009, 09:18:44 AM »
Quote from: PatriotGame on January 12, 2009, 10:44:03 PM
In other words, wait until criminals or terrorists commit their crimes - blowing up and murdering your children, then look at the tapes and decide what to do. Nice!
When do the criminals get to murder Newsom's kiddies?

This being San Fran, I doubt he has any....

His biography mentiones a wife, which surprises me, but no kids
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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2009, 09:22:38 AM »
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Mayor Newsom began the program four years ago, but out of concern for people’s privacy, police are not allowed to monitor cameras in real time. Investigators must wait until a crime is reported before looking at footage.

Well, no problem for the perps if they dump the body a mile away then, I guess.

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Re: Study Critical of San Francisco Surveillance Cameras
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