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nemomarx • yesterday at 7:57 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Take flock out of some cities and see if their crime trend continues. I expect you'll find the cameras really don't move the needle much.


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bko • yesterday at 8:20 PM

In Houston, three cameras near an attempted child abduction had been cut down. Police Chief Noe Diaz said investigators consequently could not use them to identify and track the suspect's red sedan.

Why do anti-flock activists insist that it doesn't help police apprehend criminals. It obviously does. It only makes sense that a police officer having access to cameras that track license plates in real time would help apprehend criminals escaping capture. Come on, you don't seriously believe this. What would have to be true about the world, police, criminals etc of this not to be true.

https://www.police1.com/alprs-in-focus/why-cities-are-rethin...

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