Newark and the Future of Crime Fighting 172
theodp writes "Newark Mayor Cory Booker is betting that cutting-edge technology will reduce crime and spark an economic renaissance. From a newly opened Surveillance Operations Center, cops armed with joystick controllers monitor live video feeds from more than 100 donated cameras scattered across the crime-ridden city. The moves are drawing kudos from businesses like Amazon subsidiary Audible.com, which has moved its HQ to downtown Newark, where space is 50% cheaper than in Manhattan. But are citizens giving up too much privacy?"
Crowdsource it! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Won't Stop Crime. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Crowdsource it! (Score:5, Funny)
This police report is a stub. You can help the Metropolitan Police by expanding it.
Re:Crowdsource it! (Score:5, Funny)
Don't bother. It's not notable enough, we're deleting it.
HAVE NO FEAR! (Score:4, Funny)
It is Newark.
Keanu Reeves [imdb.com] will (eventually) save the day.
With a little help from Ice-T and his cyber dolphin friend Jones.
Re:Won't Stop Crime. (Score:3, Funny)
If you outlaw shadows then only the outlaws will have them.
Re:Crowdsource it! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:As someone who lives in the UK (Score:3, Funny)
Re:As someone who lives in the UK (Score:4, Funny)
So now instead of getting mugged and just losing your wallet, they stab you first and pull your wallet because its faster. Thank the lord im moving to the U.S. next month.
Where you will be shot first, then lose your wallet?