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Camlanta: Police installing 12,000 Cameras in Atlanta

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 02 2014, @04:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-can-see-you dept.

McGruber writes:

"The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Atlanta Police plan to have as many as 12,000 cameras installed in the city.

'Atlanta is really on the leading edge of work in this area,' said William Flynn, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deputy assistant secretary of infrastructure protection. 'We spend a lot of our attention on preparedness, protection, prevention. This kind of technology is the best use of those efforts and the best use of our resources.'

We've even been able to capture a murder on film,' said Atlanta Police Lt. LeAnne Browning, a supervisor at the video integration center where footage from more than 2,700 cameras is monitored.

I'm sure that was of great comfort to the murder victim and his/her loved ones."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by epitaxial on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:26AM

    by epitaxial (3165) on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:26AM (#9437)

    that all these cameras are worth a lot in scrap value or on eBay. Hilarity will ensue.

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  • (Score: 1) by Angry Jesus on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:07PM

    by Angry Jesus (182) on Sunday March 02 2014, @07:07PM (#9708)

    Or make it a meme like "planking" was to flash the cameras.

    There will be enough kids under 18 doing it to flood the system with child porn.

    Not so disruptive, but a really clever form of protest: Have your band perform in front of the cameras [telegraph.co.uk] and then FOIA the footage to make a music video.