Houston Expands Downtown Surveillance, Unsure If It Helps

[DamianTV]

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/12/26/2054247/houston-expands-downtown-surveillance-unsure-if-it-helps


"The Associated Press reports that the Houston (Texas) Police will be adding 180 surveillance cameras in the downtown area, bringing the total to close to 1000. While most cover public areas (stadiums, theater district) the police suggest that Houston also has more 'critical infrastructure' (energy companies) than other cities. Interestingly AP points out that 'Officials say data is not kept to determine if the cameras are driving down crime.' Didn't London face the same issue?"

[Origanalist]

Heck, they don't care if it drives down crime. If there was no crime, they wouldn't have anything to scare the sheeple with.

[DamianTV]

Heck, they don't care if it drives down crime. If there was no crime, they wouldn't have anything to scare the sheeple with.

If there was no crime, our current Govt would create some.

It wouldnt be treated much differently than if there was a protest that needed to become a Riot. There'd be cops paid to start the riot guised as protestors. They'd go out and masquerade as Criminals breaking into peoples houses, cops would arrest them, take them back to the Precinct, then immediately let them go. The Fear of Criminals would remain.