Council Approves Security Cameras Downtown

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Updated: 12:31 PM Oct 15, 2008 Council Approves Security Cameras Downtown Police will soon have increased visibility in downtown Bryan. But not in the way you might think. Posted: 10:58 PM Oct 14, 2008 Reporter: Joe Brown Email Address: brown@kbtx.com

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Police will soon have increased visibility in downtown Bryan. But not in the way you might think.

The city council Tuesday approved the installation of security cameras in downtown Bryan. The cost is just over $100,000, but the city will have pay only about $12,000 with the remainder coming from grants.

Police believe the cameras will not only help them in investigating crimes that happen, but will also serve as a deterrent to those thinking about committing a crime.

"There's going to be video cameras, four stationary, two of them pan and tilt and are mobile so we can pull them out and deploy them somewhere else," said Bryan Police Officer Jason James. "They're going to be recording all the time so if something happens downtown we can go back and look at the video."

This is only the first stage of the program. The next phase will use cameras to help respond to accidents, medical calls, and one day, possibly used in partnership with retail businesses' surveillance cameras.

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Posted by: LOUIS MABRY Location: Bryan,Texas on Oct 23, 2008 at 05:17 PM

I think that the cameras will be a way for big brother to watch people that don't like what is happening in this country.
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Posted by: To Aaron on Oct 19, 2008 at 10:51 AM

[The average driver breaks 3 laws a mile.] If true (which I doubt), it means that there are too many traffic laws, which should be removed, lest the be used to allow the cops to have "probable cause" to yank over ANYBODY they want within half a mile to harrass them for any reason (more of that safety vs security and liberty quotes that dopers always pull out when they get busted for being stoned in public) . [You need to learn what freedom means before thinking I'm a terrorist for not wanting to be recorded. Freedom means they leave you alone.] And you need to remember that your freedom to swing your fist ENDS where anyone else's nose begins (Mark Twain, I beleive). [They harassed me over my vehicle registration for longer than they looked for this guy.] Was your vehicle not registered or maybe not insured? Did they include the license number in their report? And did you send the information to your insurance company? They are the ones who usually follow up on noninjury cases.
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Posted by: Aaron on Oct 19, 2008 at 01:37 AM

Wow. So many "What, do you have something to hide?" people. First we ALL have something to hide. The average driver breaks 3 laws a mile. Second “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” - Benjamin Franklin Third “When the Government Fears the People, There is Liberty; When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny” - Thomas Jefferson You need to learn what freedom means before thinking I'm a terrorist for not wanting to be recorded. Freedom means they leave you alone. I have a problem with BPD. My vehicle was hit in the HEB parking lot and then the guy took off. I watched it happen. I got the license of the person who did it. I called BPD and filed a report. BPD went by the guy's house but gave up on the case when he didn't answer the door. I'm supposed to believe they are actually investigating crimes? They harassed me over my vehicle registration for longer than they looked for this guy.
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