Columbia Suveillance Follow-Up

The Free Times currently has a lead story about the decision to install more cameras around downtown streets. Of particular interest, the report describes that many of the cameras are privately-owned, so their recordings are not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests for release.

Just something to think about before you head down to Five Points. Smile!

More Eyes in the Sky?

Photo courtesy The State online

The Columbia City Council is moving forward with plans to put up more surveillance cameras around the downtown area. Since concerns about violent crime around the city have increased (rightly or not), do you think adding cameras will make our streets more secure?

What are the costs of having streets that are electronically monitored?