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| Baltimore officials pitched on putting three surveillance planes in the sky at once, covering most of city |
| 2019-09-20 |
| [BALTIMORESUN] The head of an aerial surveillance company is pitching Baltimore officials on flying not one but three camera-laden planes above the city simultaneously, covering most of the city and its violent crime, he said in emails obtained by The Baltimore Sun. A pair of Texas donors have stepped forward to help fund three planes and extra police, 40 local analysts and oversight personnel if there is city buy-in, the records and interviews show. The effort aims to "demonstrate the effectiveness" of such an all-seeing surveillance system in fighting crime in the city. The enlarged scope of the three-year, $6.6 million surveillance pitch was welcomed by supporters and denounced by detractors contacted by The Sun. Ross McNutt of Ohio-based Persistent Surveillance Systems said in emails to officials in Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young’s office that most City Council members had expressed their support for the surveillance planes, though several council members denied it. No decision has been made. Each plane would be capable of recording up to 32 square miles at a time, and each would fly 45 to 50 hours a week, McNutt said. "With these three coverage areas, we would be able to cover areas that include 80 to 90 percent of the murders and shootings in Baltimore," McNutt wrote in an email last month to Sheryl Goldstein, Young’s deputy chief of staff. Related: Baltimore: 2019-09-13 Woman’s bizarre explanation for why she’s innocent in motel guard shooting Baltimore: 2019-09-09 Inner Harbor buildings evacuated in downtown Baltimore after vehicle found with 1,000 gallons of gasoline Baltimore: 2019-09-07 Pro-Sanctuary Maryland Officials Throw A Tantrum After State Becomes A Den Of Illegal Alien Rape |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 ^Bingo |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-20 13:38 |
| #6 Sounds like a fine scheme. The only question will be how much the council and mayor get from the contract awardee in the end. And a bunch of turboprops buzzing around recording a night as black as Elijah Cummings' soul. When you don't intend to prosecute criminals in the first place, this farce of upgrading resources is only a scheme to start a new gravy train as the old one is slowing down. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-20 13:32 |
| #5 Also, aerial surveillance of nocturnal criminal activity is tough unless you are going FLIR and so forth. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-09-20 13:19 |
| #4 Won't matter. "People of color" commit the overwhelming number of Ballymore City crimes and it's rayccciiisss(!) to do anything about it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-09-20 12:10 |
| #3 Aerostats, tethered observation balloons would seem to be a better idea... If the whole concept didn't seem Big Brotherâ„¢ level creepy/inappropriate to begin with. |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-09-20 12:00 |
| #2 Shitshow, Part 92. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-09-20 09:57 |
| #1 Instead of backing cops, Big Brother? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-20 00:40 |