Friday, October 02, 2009

Denver weighs security vs. privacy as cops focus cameras on crime - The Denver Post

City Councilman Doug Linkhart, on DPD's placing crime-prevention cameras in high-crime areas of town:

"The public has a right to be wary," Linkhart said

Of what? Of getting caught on tape picking their noses? These are cameras temporarily placed in high-crime, public, right-of-way areas. Don't get it. If you aren't up to no good, why would you care if there's a camera taping you as you walk or drive by?

So what you're saying, Doug, is that criminals' civil liberties are more important than fighting crime?

Full article here:

Denver weighs security vs. privacy as cops focus cameras on crime - The Denver Post

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Linkhart has always seemed rathre erratic with his judgement. I agree with a lot of what he has to say, but many times he's full of it...

Anonymous said...

Anon 12:36
I agree completely.