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Claiming it's because there's no poles to mount them on, the City of Paradise Valley, Arizona began installing license plate readers inside towering, fake cacti:
LPRs are normally mounted on light poles and traffic lights to scan for stolen cars or vehicles involved in an Amber Alert, but cities and counties have been stashing them in dozens of different covert locations, from car's fog lamps to retrofitted ladders. And in Arizona, it's not uncommon to see antennas camouflaged as a cactus, so the decision – at least from an aesthetic point-of-view – makes sense.
[...] [Town manager Kevin] Burke said the cameras are not being put in fake cactus to be secretive, but because there are no light poles in the area to put them on. He says they're trying to make the cameras aesthetically pleasing. It's all part of a $2 million police technology upgrade the council passed last year.
Is it safe to say the cameras are operated by a bunch of pricks?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @05:26AM
In America, "prick" is slang for "penis". It's also slang for somebody who is a jerk. Cacti also have prickly spines on them.
So one can say, "Ethanol-fueled has a prick that's too big for the Internet.", referring to his penis.
One can also say, "Ethanol-fueled is sometimes a prick to social justice warriors.", referring to his attitude and behavior.
Finally, one can also say, "Ethanol-fueled's pet cactus is big, thick, juicy and covered with pricks.", referring to his plant.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday May 16 2015, @09:16AM
I like them.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 16 2015, @04:44PM
I would add that some kinds of cactus are colloquially called "dildo cacti."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 17 2015, @06:28PM
How about, "That prick, Ethanol-Fueled, has a small prick, so he makes up for it by pricking people's PC sensitivities."