PhuckEverything
Bluelighter
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No shit...
What happened to you when you got popped as far as legal issues go?
I've been changing my view on these cameras after reading some articles.
I was picked up at a spot before I had a chance to buy and had an old warrant. It was for a probation violation that was already taken care of. It was basically an error that never cleared the computer for whatever reason. They told me if we catch some bigger fish (yes they actually used the term bigger fish) before our shift is up in an hour or so then you can go while the others take your place in the back of the car. Then they asked me if I knew where some guns were or someone selling large quantity's of dope. I only went out there to shop around for a few bags of dope so I didn't know anything like that. Besides the warrant was nothing big and I was out in a few days. I wasn't going to give up some spots because I had to go to county for a night or two, you know? Anyways they would pass a corner store looking for white people inside or your prototypical drug dealers hanging out. They were steady profiling people based on their color, how they dressed or looked, surprise surprise. Then they would drive down a few blocks, turn a corner and tap into the closest camera to watch. The whole time I remember thinking wow what a fucking waste of resources. Just throwing money away.
This was about 3-4 years ago and the first time I actually saw how the camera system worked. I imagine at that time there were only a few select units or cars with the capability to use the cameras from their squad car with the rest being from the station. At that time there were only about 25 cameras in existence around the entire west side (most on Chicago ave) where today there must be 100 or so from what I saw the other day.
Also the car I was in was a marked unit working with an unmarked unit to pick people up. It sucked but actually those cops were some of the coolest as far as not punching you, slapping you or berating you for using dope. They actually tried to get me help if I wanted it and were more interested in why I felt the need to use dope rather than telling me to shut the fuck up before they bash my face in. They were down with the fact that what they were doing was more or less pointless. They probably picked up the same people day in and day out.
Those cameras do have sound capability from what I've read. They can pick up gun shots and send out a unit. Supposedly they can also tell the difference between a firecracker and a .22 shot.
All in all we need a system where junkies can go to a clinic and shoot up a few times a day and then go back to work or go home. It would do wonders in getting rid of Heroin dealers in the ghetto and would give Crook County Jail some relief. Kind of like what they're doing in Switzerland.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/01/health/main4640667.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_4640667