every day i'm thankful i live in a state where government surveillance cameras are illegal, and that it's baked into the constitution so the prison-industrial slave trade complex can keep seething
"The control data also showed that
35 percent of all hits were misreads for the mobile readers, with a similar number (37 percent) for the fixed readers." this is from a police union btw, even they admit the shyt's broken yet they still push it on us.
"In 2009, a 47-year-old Black woman named Denise Green was forced to the ground at gunpoint by several San Francisco police officers during her car ride home from work. During the lengthy hold up, the officers searched Green’s vehicle, while other officers had their guns pointed at her while she was handcuffed. Green never had a criminal record.
Her crime? The police alleged she was a car thief, but after an extensive detention, police acknowledged that Green’s burgundy Lexus was, in fact, not the gray GMC truck they were looking for. An automated license plate reader, or ALPR, notified police that Green’s car was stolen after misreading her license plate."
Contents Overview Background Stops Gone Wrong What Does an ALPR Capture? The Dangers of Data Sharing Law Enforcement's Poor Record of Data Protection The Questionable Legality of ALPRs The Undetermined Effectiveness of ALPRs Key Recommendations on How to Protect Public Privacy and Safety When...
www.independent.org
"Detainments like Mr. Hofer’s are a growing reality for millions of Americans, whose movements are being constantly tracked by an array of surveillance cameras, some of which actively contact law enforcement."
The pitfalls of automated policing, where one piece of bad information can lead to a guns-drawn confrontation.
www.nytimes.com
what does the cctv system do for you except summon a cop with a gun? first off that's inefficient and i hate inefficiency, i already have one, second, if i need a gun i already have enough problems, why would i add to my list of problems by inviting the police?