Gothamist: Hot 97 Under NYPD's Watch

silly

Mon, 01 May 2006 13:45:44 -0500

It's a public street, so there is no expectation of privacy. There have been several shootings there, all high-profile and tense, in the past couple of years. This is a bad thing for everyone. If you had shootings or other nasty crime on your block, and the PD were putting a camera there, you'd love it. Or, knowing this crowd, probably complain that it should have been done sooner and that you volunteered to set up a verison of your Shake Shack cam at the local precinct, but had no takers.

reddy

Mon, 01 May 2006 12:15:18 -0500

timb: it seems this is where the slippery slope starts. there was talk at the start of this camera business about privacy and such that was much derided by those in the "if you're not doing anything wrong why worry?" camp. indeed, trust our police overlords, they know what is best for you and i.

timbnyc

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:11:19 -0500

doesn't anyone else think there's a problem with the police just putting cameras wherever they want for however long they want? It's one thing if they're fixed and in general areas, like streets and parks, but just parking one outside of someone's business?

sam

Mon, 01 May 2006 10:00:50 -0500

Bum? Are you Madonna?

hr

Mon, 01 May 2006 09:16:02 -0500

The stereotypes foster themselves my friend.

Aristocrat

Mon, 01 May 2006 09:04:16 -0500

Way to foster stereotypes, Hot 97......