Surveillance Camera Network Coming To New York?

yapplejax writes "New York City is seeking funding for a multi-million dollar surveillance system modeled on the one used in London. Police in the city already make use of the network of cameras in airports, banks, department stores and corporate offices — an arrangement used in cities across the country. This new project would augment that network with a city-wide grid. 'The system has four components: license plate readers, surveillance cameras, a coordination center, and roadblocks that can swing into action when needed. The primary purpose of the system is deterrence, and then an investigative tool.' But is it necessary? Steven Swain from the London Metropolitan Police states 'I don't know of a single incident where CCTV has actually been used to spot, apprehend or detain offenders in the act.'"

Re:Hindsight

[Anonymous Coward]

Wrong. Once I put one in my bedroom my wife refuses to put out.

Re:Hindsight

[Anonymous Coward]

Once you "upgrade" your "girlfriend" to "wife", many bad things happen. First the "wife" will double or triple in size. Your credit cards will be maxed out so the "wife" can go shopping. The niceness will fade away into nagging/bitching. Sex will be come rare, if not non-existent. Then the "wife" will cheat on you, and then take half of everything you own and make you pay child support for the next 18 years.

Upgrading from girlfriend to wife is worse than upgrading from XP to Vista.

Re:Hindsight

[panopticonisi]

I'm all about Girlfriend 2.0, with multiple instance/environment support. If I weren't a geek, I could theoretically juggle multiple installs of Girlfriend at the same time, but my RAM seems to be severely limited. :(

Re:Another example

[JustNiz]

>> but the use of propaganda and a false war to keep citizens in tow.

Hmm... thank goodness that could never happen in real l... err... wait a minute...

At last

[rastoboy29]

we'll finally be safe. Now if we could just get a network of surveillance cameras covering every square foot of the United States! That would be great.

In unrelated news

[ThatsNotPudding]

plain, nondescript hoodies to be the new hot fashion in the Big Apple!!

Leave cameras on the street in NYC?

[herbierobinson]

I wonder how they plan on keeping the cameras from being stolen? :-)