Less cops, more cameras

[Police Petroned]

Plain and simple, Fat Frank wants Big Brother to be watching.

Less police, more cameras?

Someone should put a camera in Fat Frank's office to record if and when he ever shows up to work. We know he makes the photo ops for the press.

After 12 years, we don't need a part-time Supervisor, but than again posing for Newsday over and over does take time.

Wonder if Fat Frank would be willing to place a camera on Newsday's circulation operation?

[ed5]

Big brother is here to stay...get used to it....no one seems to care

[ed5 Petroned]

If the Corn Stand Lady was willing to fight Fat Frank. Maybe there is hope.

ed5, you might even care when you find one of Fat Frank's cameras outside your house.

Plain and simple, Fat Frank wants Big Brother to be watching.

Less police, more cameras?

Someone should put a camera in Fat Frank's office to record if and when he ever shows up to work. We know he makes the photo ops for the press.

After 12 years, we don't need a part-time Supervisor, but than again posing for Newsday over and over does take time.

Wonder if Fat Frank would be willing to place a camera on Newsday's circulation operation?
The first place we need to put cameras is outside any and all locations that are frequented by gays. If we do that see how quickly quiff boy wants the camera idea shit canned.

So who is gonna monitor these cameras ???? I can just see it now...some Public Safety official zooming in to certain parts of the female anatomy. If the camera operator is pointing the camera in the correct direction and monitoring what he is supposed to, and happens to see a crime taking place...what next ?? He calls 911, just like any citizen with a cell phone ..Big whoop...I see the potential for alot of abuse,and I suspect when the first lawsuit comes down for a tape from these camera showing up on the internet this will be history...For crying out loud Mr. Cooper, why not introduce some meaningful legislation, instead of being a Levy protege...

If the camera operator is pointing the camera in the correct direction and monitoring what he is supposed to, and happens to see a crime taking place...what next ?? He calls 911
Right and then hopefully there a car somewhere in Huntington, that isnt shut down to respond.
excellent

[John Q. Public]

So who is gonna monitor these cameras ????

Inmates from the county DOC…or maybe people trained in the art of video surveillance.

I can just see it now...some Public Safety official zooming in to certain parts of the female anatomy.

Obviously your name will appear on an application when they start hiring for this position.

If the camera operator is pointing the camera in the correct direction and monitoring what he is supposed to, and happens to see a crime taking place...what next ?? He calls 911, just like any citizen with a cell phone ..Big whoop...I see the potential for alot of abuse,

I watched a real life police homicide show the other night. I think it’s called The First 48 hours. The homicide of a 74-year-old club owner was followed from start to conclusion. The club owner recently installed a video surveillance system in the parking lot that ironically captured the images of the three bad sperm that murdered him. Because of the video surveillance tape was available to them, the cops knew exactly where to look for evidence that might identify the scum. And guess what, they found it!!!!

Three little scummers were bagged up and two of them were sent to the slammer. The little scummers gave up the fourth guy on the inside of the victim’s club who set up the robbery and as a result, I sat there with a grin from ear to ear knowing that there are cops who absolutely love doing their job…and in this case I loved them for doing it…and all this while still coping with a hurricane in the middle of their investigation.

The point being, most anyone who saw the dead body of a much-respected man and how the police utilized public video surveillance footage to solve his murder, could not deny that video surveillance in public places is a good thing. I would even say I think the time has come where it is a necessity. I hate to give the government another tool with which it can breath down my neck, yet as long as they are not following me to the toilet, I can deal with a cameras eye roving the same public streets, alleyways and crevices I rove. Just don't let them catch me running a red light. My PBA card is useless when these bots bag me.

and I suspect when the first lawsuit comes down for a tape from these camera showing up on the internet this will be history...

Hmmmm…a lawsuit because someone posted pictures of a public place in a public place known as the Internet. Would have to be some very creative wording in this suit to pass the Judge Judy sniff test.

I watched a real life police homicide show the other night. I think it’s called The First 48 hours. The homicide of a 74-year-old club owner was followed from start to conclusion. The club owner recently installed a video surveillance system in the parking lot that ironically captured the images of the three bad sperm that murdered him. Because of the video surveillance tape was available to them, the cops knew exactly where to look for evidence that might identify the scum. And guess what, they found it!!!!

[Grave Yarder]

Just looking at the prior post by John Q and I aggree that cameras are another tool for solving crime. As far as I'm concerned, put one on every corner. The problem that I have is, the thought that you can replace cops with cameras. Cameras are reactive not proactive. They help solve crime after the fact. 12 years working the mids and i have made numerous arrests because i heard the glass breaking or the alarm ringing or saw the bad guy running or the drunk driving. I never once made an arrest while watching TV. The direction this job is going is very depressing. What Stevie Levy wants is to shut down all sector cars, hire a civilian to monitor the cameras and then call us in when a crime is committed. Yeah, that might work.

[Once again into the breac]

Maybe cameras are reactive, however... many crimes go unsolved leaving the perps to go out and perp again and again. Catching them might not help the victim who was killed/robbed/injured/raped this time, but it will prevent a lot of future crime, at least by that particular perp(s).

Also, video evidence will help the DA so that's one less sweetheart "deal" the DAs have to make with the first perp who is willing to spill his guts to convict the rest.

Add the cameras, but taking away sectors is BS.

[Cameras Petroned]

OK, DA or Police but not Petrono. You give hime the opportunity to abuse surveillance tapes and he will.

Do you undertstand the difference between a Suffolk County Police Officer and a Huntingdumb Public Safety Officer?

The camera and videotape is an additional preventive measure that does pay off. The cops don't want it cause it will catch their own. :lol:

[Privacy Petroned]

OK, let's start by making the videos taken in Town Hall public.

OK, let's start by making the videos taken in Town Hall public.

Fine with we. All for it. Especially when they get someone on tape picking their nose and scratching their asses.