Cape Coral Florida Video Surveillance Cameras

[nancy33993]

You can't go anywhere in public without being caught on closed-circuit TV or security cam. Michael, what are you doing that you even begin to care about cameras at intersections? You plannin on robbin a bank? Are you one of those guys riding around exposing themselves? You got a warrant for your arrest? tsk tsk

[grosenaw]

What are you doing that you need to hide from... my advice. Stop beatin you meat in the front seat. Its a matter of public safety. To catch hit and runs, drunk driving etc. Try to focus you time on something useful.

[uploadJ]

Oh - you've seen those too?

Do a Google search on "Traffic Detector Handbook" and there are several good links that come up, including the FHWA website that documents how they work.

Basically, those cameras go to a controller in that large electronics box near the intersection ... the video does NOT go back to a central monitoring center. The video is low quality, can't distinguish a face as it is meant to recognize objects the size of CARS and Trucks. I'm not sure they see bikes/people.

[outled]

Good on you for taking a stand, i (in the uk) do not consent to being filmed either.

[hecking1]

For those of you calling on the Constitution,come on fellas,that America died approx.100 years ago. The remnant that remained during our childhood is gone and the majority of the populuos are more interested in some idiotic tv program than our constitutional rights.

[wheel456]

i look at it as protection.

i wish they had them on every street, it would help catch the thieves burglarizing houses and cut crime

i bet youd be glad if u had a accident and needed it to prove u were hurt

why does it bother you?

[hecking1]

@wheel456 Why do you ask?

[AnAnonymousStudent]

It is legal to photograph anyone on a public street, for any reason. This man hasn't a legal leg to stand on.

[Michaelwiseguy]

A measure of privacy is guaranteed by the Constitution. The surveillance state oversteps the bounds of the US Constitution.

[outled]

@AnAnonymousStudent he'll just have to stand on his stronger moral legs then. Who cares for laws, they do not correlate with reality.

[SuperVkg]

@AnAnonymousStudent last time i checked, the inside of my vehicle wasnt open to the public, payed for by me, and considered my private property.

[MrGrevy]

@AnAnonymousStudent You may want to go back to school my friend. If they're used to convict him, he has a right to cross examine and examine the evidence. It's not possible to cross examine an unmanned camera. Maybe common sense isn't your strong suit?

[fabregatoribio]

if anything i think that the quality of video, should be horrible just enougth to see traffic, not good enougth to make up faces.

[servingswfl]

Glad someone stepped up to the plate and asked a legitimate question about the law and the economics thereof ...

[EXiTTopAgent]

Ive worked with the company installing them as the "Bozo" said its to control smart lights. Can it be used for other situations... (ie Amber Alert etc. survellance YES) Let me also ask should your child be abducted and it was in view of the camera you would want that photo taken I bet.... Its all about perspective.

[hecking1]

@EXiTTopAgent I bet you that you are a fine agent with that attitude,YOU BOZO!!!!!!!

[Michaelwiseguy]

The cameras are installed by agents of your government who work for you. You have a say weather you want them there or not. I'd prefer my tax dollars not go for that sort of thing.

[hecking1]

@Michaelwiseguy You can't be that gullable.

[HiddenFacedMatt]

I only watched a bit of the video, but from what I've seen, it seems like the cameras are simply on the streets; in which case, you're being filmed in public, where other people can see you, and, IIRC, where other people are allowed to videotape you without your permission. If your right to privacy extends to a right not to be videotaped, what difference does it make whether this right is infringed upon by the government or by a fellow citizen?

But again, I've only watched a bit of the video.

[hecking1]

@HiddenFacedMatt You are right in your understanding of the law but i still have a problem with corrupt officers that can manipulate the video.You can no longer believe what you see on video unless you are a EYEWITNESS.

[HiddenFacedMatt]

What's to stop eyewitnesses from lying instead? @hecking1

[fastdaddy]

So are they gonna take them down?

[boosuff]

"they are not active full time" these idiots always come up with some legitimate sounding excuse...I'm sorry but it doesn't matter what the reason is, it can and will be used for nefarious reasons im sure.

[Michaelwiseguy]

But they are active at times.

[jalto305]

I never noticed those video cameras before but I don't like them and I want them taken down.

[Michaelwiseguy]

Suppose your girlfriend is going down on you when you pull up to an intersection stop at a red light and look up and see a video surveillance camera filming your activity. And don't be picking your nose either because that's being filmed too.

[Michaelwiseguy]

There's this whole voyeuristic aspect to these video cameras we have to take into consideration. All these videos of drivers collected are stored on hard drives somewhere.

[Michaelwiseguy]

What does the county have to be concerned about traffic jams coming out of strip malls for, like the ones in the beginning of my video? That argument just doesn't hold water cause there are no traffic jams coming out of little strip malls.