tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post110442201453035288..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Dallas cops share surveillance tapes with private businessesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1104590323039599662005-01-01T08:38:00.000-06:002005-01-01T08:38:00.000-06:00I understand that manipulating people's fear of cr...I understand that manipulating people's fear of crime is how they sell this, and obviously in your case it's worked. But does that justify sharing the surveillance data with private businsesses? Would you still be comfortable if police had your biometric facial recognition data to track you by name on the video? I'm reminded of Ben Franklin's commment that those who would give up liberty for a little safety deserve neither. <br /><br />Ironically, cameras simply won't stop the behavior you describe. For starters, they only catch actions after the fact, they dont' prevent them. Drunks who might punch somebody in a passing car aren't thinking about any camera, they're drunks.<br /><br />To actually improve safety, I'd rather pay an extra cop or two to walk a beat in Deep Ellum than pay them to watch us on video monitors.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1104545383391057802004-12-31T20:09:00.000-06:002004-12-31T20:09:00.000-06:00I think what you have to say is completely valid a...I think what you have to say is completely valid and these are issues that need to be taken into account whenever surveilance is installed anywhere. However, I live in Dallas and the Deep Ellum area is suffering from a severe crime wave. What used to be a very popular part of town for live music venues, night clubs, and urban loft living is being taken over by gang related senseless violence. There have been several cases where people were riding in their vehicles through the area with their windows down and they were punched unconscious by someone on the street through their car window. People are shot for no reason after coming out of night clubs, not to mention all the mugging that goes on. I am as liberal as they get and I think that because of the situation in Deep Ellum that this is necessary to combat the crime that is happening there.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869584065420927072noreply@blogger.com