FC: Reply to Cincinnati residents watching "crime cams"

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Previous Politech message:
"In Cincinnati, residents watch 'crime cams' for suspicious activity"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04891.html

It looks like Sean is claiming the Cincinatti Enquirer made an error in the 
article I forwarded (or one of their interviewees did, it's hard to tell). 
Glad to help clear things up.

-Declan

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Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 23:45:38 -0400
From: Sean Darks <sdarks () citywatcher com>
To: declan () well com, politech () politechbot com
Subject: FC: In Cincinnati, residents watch "crime cams" for suspicious 
activity

You have an error in you reproducing of this story.  Our system does not
cost $24,000 per camera.  Please read the article and make the
correction, the $24,000 camera it the one the city had up previously.
 Our system is a fraction of the cost, and is a far superior system.


Citizens Monitor Web Crime Cams
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/06/17/loc_wwwloc1bcyber17.html

Citizens on patrol has gone digital in Cincinnati with civilians watching
wireless "crime cams" for suspicious activity to report to police, the
Cincinnati Enquirer reports. At CityWatcher.com, members of neighborhood
anti-crime efforts can remotely control webcams pointed at crime-prone
areas. The company that sells the camera and the service grew from the
efforts of two Cincinnati residents to stop vandalism and other problems at
properties around the city one of the men owns. The cameras, which tile,
pan and zoom and have night color vision, cost more than $24,000 each.




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