I’m okay with this so long as EVERYONE can access these video feeds and not just law enforcement who might want to suppress video if it’s not so flattering for them.
http://copsbreakingthelaw.com/
And I want police to honor their oaths and go to DC to arrest the occupier in chief, but that ain’t happening either.
I’m of the belief that public servants (elected or appointed) should be giving the citizens full access to their video and audio, not the other way around. It is just as (if not more)important that we know what they are up to than vice versa.
“I’m not sure why police need access to private video streams, or why the public should grant them that access.”
They want to expand their coverage to make a facial and license plate recognition system more workable, I would bet.
Big brother in return for a sticker?
Hey, I’m so there!
A better program (and one I would participate in) would be to notify business and homeowners in a particular zone if they NEED video due to a specific incident and have it provided to them by request. I’d be happy to help out with that program if it could help catch criminals. But no way they would ever get access to live feed video of my home, inside or out.
“that citizens give them access to their video feeds in exchange for a sticker”
Instead of a sticker, how about an even swap. Like say access to my video feed in return for hillary clintons missing emails?
Not only do they want to spy on you, they want your pre-permission and they want you to pay for it.
I’m a fan of “The First 48” and it seems that every episode, cops spend hours, if not days running around looking for video cameras, then trying to find the owners, and hopefully see if they work. I recall one show, when the owner of a house across the street from a murder, was away for a week..they couldn’t reach him..they had nothing..no leads..no evidence..when he finally got back..he call the cops...his camera had captured the murder..they arrested the perp immediately after..
They say, “never say anything to the police” (without your lawyer). Same goes for giving them your videos — duh. These videos will go in to a huge database accessible to every law enforcement cabal in the world, and will be used against, YOU.
Don’t EVER invite the MAN into your life, ever.
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Police stickers. Get one today. Collect them, trade them with your friends, get them autographed by your favorite cop, hoard them and then sell them at Police Sticker Fairs.
No problem as long as it is a choice being offered and not a mandate.