OTOH, I've heard the same thing from right-wingers here in support of warrantless surveillance. This disease exists on both sides.
"Building permits should require malls and large apartment complexes to install surveillance cameras, Hurtt said. And if a homeowner requires repeated police response, it is reasonable to require camera surveillance of the property, he said."
If the police were doing their job they would stake out at problem areas rather than writing tickets to raise revenue for the city.