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02/17/2006 Archived Entry: "Surveillance cameras suggested for some homes"

This from KTEN, a local Houston news channel: "Houston's police chief is suggesting putting surveillance cameras in apartment complexes, downtown streets and even private homes" as a requirement of some building permits." Hurtt floated the suggestion at a press conference at which he also stated, "I don't think anyone in this room believes we can afford to hire enough officers to put one on every corner, but we can have cameras to relay activity to the authorities." I like the Blogger News response, "No, Mr. Hurtt. But we might believe you could hire enough officers to put on every other (or third or fourth or whatever) corner. And then we might expect they would walk or ride a bike or use a patrol car to get around. No one imagines they'd stand around like hookers."