New Jersey City's Experiment in Smart Crimefighting Software Pays Off

Just because this violation on privacy is more autonomous and "smarter" does not make It safer and less prone to corruption. 1984, here we come
"Those who are willing to sacrifice essential freedom for security deserve neither." -Ben Franklin

I'm no fan of cops, laws, or the government watching over me, but you have obviously never been to east orange.

From the sound of this article, it sounds like the cameras are only surveying public spaces, which are technically public property and NOT private property, so your right to privacy is really only limited to your personal possessions, which are not observed without due cause. I think this is a good step in a better direction.

Of course, like the article claims, it's going to be rough getting the system to understand what a crime looks like, considering many times, full on juries are unable to decide that without considerable debate.

i think this clip shows it a lot better than i can explain quickly big brother gets out of hand; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ZDgVrP55g

and what does crime "look" like?
am i reaching in my pocket for my phone or a knife... and is it to stab someone with or to cut my apple... or is that apple a brick i am about to throw at someone... to be on the "safe" side the police should be called. and it doesn't matter that i am in a business suit, because if i wasn't, it would be profiling... in any instance, i need to be watched.

am i smoking a hand rolled cigarette, or a joint... i bet the police come to find out...

my point is once the cameras go up they dont come down... just more cameras go up.

"so this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause" -Star Wars III (have to have a little fun)

I'm just a bit skeptical. Maybe it works, but in high crime areas, the police are usually busy with the crimes that they know about.

"A car will be dispatched" -- if said car is not occupied with a crime already, with 2 more to check out after that one.

I also wonder how long the cameras will last in some of the neighborhoods.

I would just as soon be proven wrong, but I'd like to see the stats in a year or so.

ok, let me address some comments, first of all freddy..... these cameras are in east orange, not your home town, if your town was anything like east orange, you'd be asking for them
let me give an answer to your rhetorical questions, because they have answers.
yes you are reaching in your pocket for a knife and yes it is to stab someone. if it is a cell phone, it's stolen. no one throws bricks, they stab and shoot. if you're in a business suit you're going to be profiled and arrested. it happens all the time now because the cops know the only 2 people with money there are the dealers and the buyers from the suburbs but it's much easier to spot the people coming in from the suburbs. it's basically illegal to be white and driving around in the wrong part of town because they assume your only reason to be there is to buy drugs. and finally yes that is a joint you are smoking but the cops could care less, there much worse things going on there.
and to ford, the main problem is that usually the cops aren't busy, most people aren't committing crimes when the cops are around. this at least gives them a bit of a sense of direction.
regardless, i think the result of this will be that most of the crime will take place inside homes and off the streets which will be better for anyone else that's just passing through.

Ford2go: These cameras won't be going up in neighborhoods and I shouldn't have to explain why, but because they would be too much of an invasion of privacy.