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Melon

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2. I struggle with the entire concept of unmanned

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 07:54 PM

15 hrs ago

Cameras capturing plates and vehicles. I was against flock cameras in our neighborhood, but I’ve since changed my opinion. Because of that camera, the police quickly capture a domestic abuse guy, and solved a string of burglaries quickly in our area in the first 2 months of having them. Plus more petty stuff. Neither would have happened without the cameras.

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He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border [View all] Zorro 15 hrs ago OP

I would say a citizen accessible database having the location of all these "hot spots" would be nice. harumph 15 hrs ago #1

I struggle with the entire concept of unmanned Melon 15 hrs ago #2

They also argue the cameras help agencies spot patterns in drug and human trafficking, and could be used to help locate Ritabert 15 hrs ago #3