Hey, big spender err brother
Ah, Chicago:
Mayor Daley on Monday embraced a radical plan to require every licensed Chicago business open more than 12 hours a day to install indoor and outdoor cameras.
“Block clubs, community organizations want cameras. … They can’t walk down the street. … Their kids have to go around a corner away from the gang-bangers. You can’t walk to church. You can’t get on the CTA. … Cameras really prevent much crime. Cameras also solve a lot of crime. The terrorist attacks in London were solved by cameras. The whole incident was solved by cameras,” Daley said.
So, for safety, businesses would have to drop some major coin on camera systems. Or lose some major coin by closing earlier. That’s a bit of an overreach of government authority, wouldn’t you think?
February 1st, 2006 at 11:35 am
How can a law like that be constitutional? Did this requirement also state that the films are subject to review by the City?
Sounds like City imposed Big Brother but the private businesses have to pay for the cameras.
February 1st, 2006 at 11:39 am
Let’s go even further to help out dear old Turd Daley; make everybody wear a camera so we can see what they see! We’ll have the footage to prove the suspect actually dropped the hammer on the store clerk. We’ll also have the footage to show ye olde Mayor banging someone not his wife! It’ll be wonderful! What’s that? You say important people will be exempt? Just like they get body guards with guns now and we don’t? Aaaaawww……
( idea shamelessly stolen from the upcoming idiotic Harrison Ford movie )
February 1st, 2006 at 3:38 pm
I agree that cameras are helpful with regard to crime prevention and resolution.
But how one goes from “cameras are good” to “let’s require private businesses to have them” is a stretch that only a “gifted” mind could have.
As I wrote that, this mind-thought came floating in;
“Everyone needs energy. Let’s form a company that trades only in energy. That’s not legal. Well, I’ll buy off a few politicos to make it legal. OK!” (That’s how Enron was born.)
February 1st, 2006 at 9:53 pm
He wants cameras, give him cameras. Old Kodak 127 rollfilm cameras are available constantly on eBay for under $10 each. Bet his decree doesn’t say anything about “must include film and processing”.