Just Invite Big Brother Into Your Home
Houston's police chief wants to put up surveillance cameras. In some places this is a good idea. But perhaps he goes just a little too far. It may not be a bad idea to put such cameras up in parking gargages, parking lots, or even the hallways of buildings in high crime areas, but he also wants to put them in, or at least very near, the homes of people who call the police too often.
I would agree to put them in public areas as needed, and put them in places such as the hallways of apartment buildings if they have the consent of the people who live in that building as well as the landlord. In or near a person's home should only be done with that person's permission.
The chief's response: I know a lot of people are concerned about Big Brother, but my response to that is if you are not doing anything wrong, why should you worry about it?
I can think of several reasons. Most of them are quite good ones.
I would agree to put them in public areas as needed, and put them in places such as the hallways of apartment buildings if they have the consent of the people who live in that building as well as the landlord. In or near a person's home should only be done with that person's permission.
The chief's response: I know a lot of people are concerned about Big Brother, but my response to that is if you are not doing anything wrong, why should you worry about it?
I can think of several reasons. Most of them are quite good ones.
posted by shoprat at 4:34 PM
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Certainly don't agree with him on private homes, but we already have cameras here everywhere else. You can't even scratch your butt in a hallway around here ... LOL
Probably because the condo I live in is about 70 percent military ....
That's why the police chief's should be elected, like sheriff are.
I think this stinks! Next thing you know, they'll want GPS on your ass so they can keep tabs on you evry minute of the day. Ever notice how most of the people in favor of this are Republicans?
Can you back that statement up, Tim?
You think this is a Republican thing? First off I cannot find, and I have looked, any indication of this man's political leanings. Why do you make the assumption that he is a Republican? Do you have a reason? The only clue is that the Mayor of Houston, Bill White, appears to be a GOP but that means absolutely nothing, as most politicians have friends in both parties.
Actually I could easily picture the power-hungry Hillary Clinton doing this along with others in both parties.
Sorry, Tim, I'm a Rebublican and very, very against this!
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