A slowly boiled frog...

@Suzianne said
People are aware. Flock cameras are being vandalized all over America.

I was reading an article about that happening in Dallas, Texas. A few dozen had been destroyed by concerned citizens, but the most alarming part of the article was the statement that there were more than 1,300 cameras still in operation, and that's just in this one county. THat got me wondering where the heck law enforcement was coming up with the money to buy all that? They cost $3,000 each and that's before the subscription fees associated with accessing the data.

So, the budget for this surveillance system in just one county in texas is more than $4 million? That's nuts, since in my area the police are constantly complaining about lack of funding and low salaries. Where are they getting the money to do all this surveillance?

@wildgrass said
I was reading an article about that happening in Dallas, Texas. A few dozen had been destroyed by concerned citizens, but the most alarming part of the article was the statement that there were more than 1,300 cameras still in operation, and that's just in this one county. THat got me wondering where the heck law enforcement was coming up with the money to buy all that? The ...[text shortened]... bout lack of funding and low salaries. Where are they getting the money to do all this surveillance?

Dallas, Texas is a major global wealth center with distinct ultra-wealthy enclaves, though overall affluence varies widely by neighborhood. Dallas ranks among the top cities worldwide for millionaires and billionaires, driven by corporate relocations, a booming tech and energy sector, and no state income tax. A household income above $250,000 or a net worth over $3 million qualifies as rich locally, while elite status starts above $500,000 in income or $10 million in net worth. Wealthy Neighborhoods: Highland Park often called the Beverly Hills of Dallas, this independent enclave is the wealthiest municipality in Texas, with average home values pushing multi-million dollar figures.Preston Hollow: Known for sprawling, gated estates, this neighborhood has long housed prominent business titans, celebrities, and political figures.University Park & Bluffview: These areas feature high-end real estate, tree-lined streets, and high median incomes adjacent to the city core.Southlake: Located in the broader metroplex, this suburb features multi-million-dollar mansions and top-ranked schools.

@wildgrass said
I was reading an article about that happening in Dallas, Texas. A few dozen had been destroyed by concerned citizens, but the most alarming part of the article was the statement that there were more than 1,300 cameras still in operation, and that's just in this one county. THat got me wondering where the heck law enforcement was coming up with the money to buy all that? The ...[text shortened]... bout lack of funding and low salaries. Where are they getting the money to do all this surveillance?

Deep pockets "city benefactors".

There are a LOT of wealthy families in Texas, mostly from the days of oil. "Oil is King" dontcha know? Supporting this anti-4th-Amendment nonsense insures they don't get busted, but everyone else does.

@Suzianne said
Deep pockets "city benefactors".

There are a LOT of wealthy families in Texas, mostly from the days of oil. "Oil is King" dontcha know? Supporting this anti-4th-Amendment nonsense insures they don't get busted, but everyone else does.

Wrong again in comparison to Houston and midland, Dallas is a large economy anchored by financial services, technology, telecommunications, defense, and corporate headquarters. Why thumb down my post letting him know how they have the money to buy them?? Dallas is also the most crime ridden place in the metroplex, higher than the national average in other parts of Dallas. I was born in Dallas, it was a good area then, it’s now the ghetto.

@mike69 said
Dallas, Texas is a major global wealth center with distinct ultra-wealthy enclaves, though overall affluence varies widely by neighborhood. Dallas ranks among the top cities worldwide for millionaires and billionaires, driven by corporate relocations, a booming tech and energy sector, and no state income tax. A household income above $250,000 or a net worth over $3 million qua ...[text shortened]... in the broader metroplex, this suburb features multi-million-dollar mansions and top-ranked schools.

Thanks Google Gemini. Setting aside the fact that this is obviously AI generated, the affluence of the residents of Dallas is besides the point.

It's a waste of taxpayer money to fund a massive surveillance program to track the whereabouts of law abiding citizens.

@mike69 said
Wrong again in comparison to Houston and midland, Dallas is a large economy anchored by financial services, technology, telecommunications, defense, and corporate headquarters. Why thumb down my post letting him know how they have the money to buy them?? Dallas is also the most crime ridden place in the metroplex, higher than the national average in other parts of Dallas. I was born in Dallas, it was a good area then, it’s now the ghetto.

Why are you using the size of the local economy to justify massive government surveillance of its citizens?

@wildgrass said
Why are you using the size of the local economy to justify massive government surveillance of its citizens?

When did I do that

@Suzianne said
Deep pockets "city benefactors".

There are a LOT of wealthy families in Texas, mostly from the days of oil. "Oil is King" dontcha know? Supporting this anti-4th-Amendment nonsense insures they don't get busted, but everyone else does.

Wealthy people are better at hiding from the police? Or wealthy people pay to put the cameras in other peoples' neighborhoods but not their own? Dallas looks completely swamped with these cameras, and it was my understanding that Texans are pretty libertarian, in the sense that they don't really like government involvement in their lives.

@mike69 said
When did I do that

In the post I replied to.

@wildgrass said
Thanks Google Gemini. Setting aside the fact that this is obviously AI generated, the affluence of the residents of Dallas is besides the point.

It's a waste of taxpayer money to fund a massive surveillance program to track the whereabouts of law abiding citizens.

Da you asked about where the money came from and sue said a bunch of bs she knew nothing about.

@wildgrass said
In the post I replied to.

Nope

@wildgrass said
Wealthy people are better at hiding from the police? Or wealthy people pay to put the cameras in other peoples' neighborhoods but not their own? Dallas looks completely swamped with these cameras, and it was my understanding that Texans are pretty libertarian, in the sense that they don't really like government involvement in their lives.

Wealthy people are better able to pay people off.

@mike69 said
Da you asked about where the money came from and sue said a bunch of bs she knew nothing about.

Most of the BS here is coming from you, since you have proven time and again, you don't know what you're talking about.

@Suzianne said
Most of the BS here is coming from you, since you have proven time and again, you don't know what you're talking about.

🧐You do realize we are from two DIFFERENT parties with much different beliefs of right and wrong don’t you and I feel the same with much better odds of being correct. You see those shirts that say established in, and a date? You read all the crazy new beliefs and weird sht you guys and gals are into? 🤮

@mike69 said
🧐You do realize we are from two DIFFERENT parties with much different beliefs of right and wrong don’t you and I feel the same with much better odds of being correct. You see those shirts that say established in, and a date? You read all the crazy new beliefs and weird sht you guys and gals are into? 🤮

This issue of mass government surveillance actually is opposed by both libertarians and liberals on opposite ends of the political spectrum. The only folks I can see who support it are the authoritarian "law and order" types who thump their chests and say "I ain't got nothing to hide" while ignoring all the obvious harms that come with these surveillance programs.

And you want to talk about gender? Again? You're obsessed. Get off this thread with your weirdo hyperfixations.