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Cameras at Texas-Mexico border go online
WSYX 6 News ^ | November 03, 2006

Posted on 11/03/2006 11:27:42 AM PST by flutters

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- If you're on the computer and have time on your hands, Texas officials say you could do them a favor. They'd like you to check out a site with live images of the Mexican border, and report any signs of illegal aliens or drug crimes.

You'll have to sign up for a user account at Texas Border Watch-dot-com. Once you do, you can take a look at the views from eight cameras. If anything doesn't look right, you can e-mail authorities.

Texas homeland security officials expect to eventually have at least 70 cameras up, some of them with zoom lenses.

Some civil rights groups are complaining, but Governor Rick Perry says the "virtual border watch" program is needed to cut down on illegal activity.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigrantlist
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1 posted on 11/03/2006 11:27:42 AM PST by flutters
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http://texasborderwatch.com/
2 posted on 11/03/2006 11:29:08 AM PST by Arthalion
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To: flutters

Need to turn off pop-up blockers to view cameras.


3 posted on 11/03/2006 11:31:10 AM PST by RightWhale (RTRA)
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To: Arthalion

prevent another illegal tax burden bump


4 posted on 11/03/2006 11:35:02 AM PST by libs_kma (Monica blew while Al-Queda grew.....Oh well, Clinton happens!)
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To: flutters
Some civil rights groups are complaining,

Since when is illegally crossing the border a frigging civil right? They should have remotely operated machine guns. (This is merely a defensive tool suggestion, I am not advocating violence.)

5 posted on 11/03/2006 11:37:24 AM PST by Toby06 (Happy camper.)
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To: Toby06

Agree......but MY MGs wouldn't be remotely operated....they'd be fully automated to shoot anything bigger than an armadillo.


6 posted on 11/03/2006 11:39:23 AM PST by ElectricStrawberry (27th Infantry Regiment...cut in half during the Clinton years....Nec Aspera Terrent!!!)
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To: ElectricStrawberry

I wouldn't ever want our government to operate autonomous weapons.


7 posted on 11/03/2006 11:42:41 AM PST by Toby06 (Happy camper.)
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To: Toby06

I remember sitting in front of the computer, watching the live cams in Baghdad when we knew the war was gonna start any minute. I had the volume turned up all the way, listening to a little windchime, when suddenly "KA BLAM!!!!" It was so loud I nearly fell out of my chair!

I love live cams...watching the Texas border sounds like fun.


8 posted on 11/03/2006 11:43:29 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: ElectricStrawberry

No, then you'd kill some actual worthwhile non-human wildlife (no sarcasm intended). Make it automatic targeting, but require remote human triggering, and I'll be happy.

Example: http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5539097&nav=menu216_3

I have no objection to jaguars wandering around the desert - after all, they were here first, and besides, if we get enough of them, they can eat illegal border crossers and save us the cost of ammo.


9 posted on 11/03/2006 11:49:07 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: flutters

Tried it on both IE7 and Firefox. Not working


10 posted on 11/03/2006 11:50:11 AM PST by lormand (0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
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To: 2Jedismom
I had the volume turned up all the way, listening to a little windchime, when suddenly "KA BLAM!!!!" It was so loud I nearly fell out of my chair!

LOL!!!

11 posted on 11/03/2006 11:50:40 AM PST by Toby06 (Happy camper.)
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To: flutters

camera 7 kinda works now


12 posted on 11/03/2006 11:52:20 AM PST by lormand (0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
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To: Arthalion

Thanks for providing a hot link. I wanted to get this posted but didn't have time to check the site first.


13 posted on 11/03/2006 11:56:50 AM PST by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: lormand
I saw a boat go by (camera 7). What am I looking at? Which side is Mexico and which side is Texas?

Cordially,

14 posted on 11/03/2006 11:57:18 AM PST by Diamond
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To: RightWhale

I'm trying it now.

This info from the actual website:

Welcome
As part of the Virtual Neighborhood Border Watch Program, the State of Texas has been testing video surveillance cameras in different environments along the 1240 miles of Texas/Mexico border using the internet to transmit the images. The last stage of the test is to stress the system by providing public access to eight surveillance cameras.

Thank you for helping test this important capability.

To be part of the program you will need to have a user account. To get a user account click in the blue box on the right side of the screen.

NOTICE: You must turn off any pop-up blockers for this site. You may be asked to update your computer with software that allows you to view the video.


15 posted on 11/03/2006 11:58:44 AM PST by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: flutters
I hit refresh a couple of times on some of them and they will work.

Watching the border is great.

16 posted on 11/03/2006 12:01:29 PM PST by lormand (0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
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I think they should have a contest - report the most illegals in a given month and get free tickets to the superbowl.

Or report 5-10 illegals which result in apprehensions and get a free pass on your next State of Texas speeding ticket.

Or how about for every illegal alien you turn in which results in a deportation your Property tax bill is decreased by 1% on the next years taxes.

If people have a financial interest in keeping Texas free of free-loading illegals then I bet the State could be cleared in a matter of months!


17 posted on 11/03/2006 12:03:24 PM PST by RC51
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To: lormand

It wants me to install additional software...grrrr


18 posted on 11/03/2006 12:04:11 PM PST by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: Diamond

My thoughts exactly. It could have been a boat load full of Hezbullah for all I know


19 posted on 11/03/2006 12:06:47 PM PST by lormand (0 to 10,000,000 people read my posts everyday)
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To: flutters
If this is a real site set up by Texas or a government entity why is it a .com? Something does not smell right with this. The information when you get to the site was rather minimal.
20 posted on 11/03/2006 12:11:40 PM PST by Recon Dad (Marine Spec Ops Dad)
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