These cameras are not surveilance cameras (they don't pan and zoom) and cannot be used to address general neighborhood issues (drug dealing, etc.). They are fixed position, fixed focus cameras that are integrated with the stoplights and can take pictures of licenses plates when the system "senses" a car going through a red light - no other use is possible with these cameras.
If they do install them (which I hope that they don't) hopefully the revenue will go to the Police department and not just the latest great thing to spend money on... David Gadberry Regina On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:33:20 -0500, Joseph Barisonzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to second Barb's comment about the expansion of the > program. > > I would propose that many neighborhoods would be willing to front the > money for the cameras. Perhaps the fines could be divided between who > ever does the ticket processing and the neighborhood to pay back the > initial camera acquisition cost? > > Then Barb and her neighborhoods could put up the $2K (or what ever it > is) to put a camera on the drug dealing on the corner. And assuming a > $100/incident ticket and a 20% processing fee -- after 25 tickets the > camera would be all paid off! That would be, what, a month? Not a bad > return-on-investment. > > Subsequent revenue should be dedicated to crime fighting in the > immediate area. In this way the immediate geographical victims of these > type of crimes could receive resources for geographically appropriate > and specific responses. > > > Joseph Barisonzi > Willard-Hay > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
