Toronto police want to keep cameras installed for G20

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Tue, 2010-11-16 15:50

Doug

These were supposed to have been temporary but now the Toronto police would like to keep them - the cameras and the sound cannons too.

Toronto police want to keep 52 of the 77 surveillance cameras they temporarily purchased for the G20 summit, more than tripling the force’s stock of CCTV equipment.

They would buy them back at half price from the federal government, which is footing the bill for G20 security.

The police also plan to buy back 400 of 5,200 sets of tactical safety gear, including helmets, gas masks and eye shields, as well as the three sound-cannon LRADs police acquired leading up to the summit.

Tue, 2010-11-16 16:06

Timebandit Timebandit's picture

Interesting.

I was in London the week before last - there are cameras everywhere now. It was a little spooky, but fascinating.

Tue, 2010-11-16 16:18

Fidel

You never know when the invisible army of darkness will strike again. I'm glad they spy on the lives of sheeple. We deserve it.

Tue, 2010-11-16 17:27

milo204

can anyone say they didn't see this coming?

Tue, 2010-11-16 22:21

torontoprofessor

I always thought that, if the authorities insist on having cameras everywhere, then the feeds from the cameras should be publicly available for free on the internet. That way, we could make sure that they are not misbehaving.

Wed, 2010-11-17 08:56

Refuge

milo204 wrote:

can anyone say they didn't see this coming?

That was my first thought when I saw the tread title.

Wed, 2010-11-17 15:15

Stargazer

I knew the day they went up that the cameras were forever going to be a part of Toronto. I had absolutely no doubt about it.

Wed, 2010-11-17 15:29

bagkitty

Are there any criminal charges attached to playing with CCTV cameras by flashing laser pointers at them?

Wed, 2010-11-17 15:50

Stargazer

It's the TPF, so I wouldn't be surprised if they make a few up.

Thu, 2010-11-18 00:32

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