I live in an urban setting, and I understand that if I choose to live in the city instead of out in the country, I need to adapt to noise.
Yes, there is some noise that breaks the law, but this measure will not catch the drive-by noise polluters...and there is already a way to deal with neighbors who regularly make too much noise: report them. Monitoring everyone (including law abiding citizens) in order to make it easier to catch habitual offenders is unacceptable. It seems to be the favorite approach of law enforcement these days, though.
>>I live in an urban setting, and I understand that if I choose to live in the city instead of out in the country, I need to adapt to noise.
Adaptation is one thing, ludicrous noise levels are another....
>>Yes, there is some noise that breaks the law, but this measure will not catch the drive-by noise polluters...
Add some camera's...
>>and there is already a way to deal with neighbors who regularly make too much noise: report them.
Police get tired of babysitting neighbors. In some neighborhoods, if you call the cops, you are ostracized.
Plus, with illegals who have impunity for the law, they don't care.. They'll turn it down so the cop goes away, and then resume. Since INS ins't coming to get them, they have nothing to lose... They skip court dates, etc..
>>Monitoring everyone (including law abiding citizens) in order to make it easier to catch habitual offenders is unacceptable.
To whom? If you have nothing to hide, no big deal. Everybody is monitored -- beat cops do it. Electronics just make it more efficient.
>>It seems to be the favorite approach of law enforcement these days, though.
Sounds good to me. If you don't have anything to hide, what is your worry? Like I said, the gov't already surveys and watches people. Think cops don't look out for stuff??