Increasing CCTV Around NYC?

TIMES SQUARE (WABC) - NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in London Tuesday, getting
a look at the citywide security system that the British call the Ring of Steel.
The mayor is looking for ideas to beef up security following the failed Times
Square car bomb. Bloomberg was shown around a closed-circuit television facility
at Westminster Underground station by London Mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday.
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Increasing CCTV (Close Circuit Television) around New York City is a great idea. Unfortunately people seem to get most of their ideas about CCTV from watching the TV show "24". Law Enforcement does not have the ability to hit a few key strokes on the computer keyboard and suddenly BAM, they have assess to all city, state and private video cameras in the area of a crime in HD quality. Many cameras you see are very substandard, do not work, are not pointing the right way, or are still using old technology. Do you still have a VCR in your house? Imagine, taping your favorite show for 24 hours, once a week for a year using only one tape. How do you think that video is going to look when you need to see the face of a criminal?

The United Kingdom has been dealing with the treat of terrorism for a long time. The City of London has taken the forefront when it comes to the use of CCTV to assist in policing the city. I am glad that Mayor Bloomberg is taking the initiative to go to the best to find out how we can improve the safety of NYC. I just hope the the city can find the money to install the planed increase in cameras and to repair/upgrade the ones we have.

Stay Safe
Oram Security
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