Regretful cities aren't sure how to cancel their surveillance contracts, so they are literally covering their cameras.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 18 points 5 months ago* (15 children)

Why aren't they just... Removing them?

Oh. Its probably because removing them is unnecessarily complicated so they need the company to come do it for them.

  • source
  • hideshow 15 child comments
  • [–] 25 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    You don't have to worry about a complicated removal if you have an angle grinder.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    on a totally unrelated topic, but harbor freight is a great place to get affordable tools.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    If you had read the article you'd know that the cities aren't sure if they can remove them under the terms of their contracts with flock. So they're covering them while working that out.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I've heard the excuse that they're private property so they can't. They're not hard to remove though. They're usually just attached to poles with pipe clamps.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I'm not so sure about that because even if they are privately owned, that doesn't mean they have the inherent right to be mounted on a city pole. The property isnt harmed by removing them from the pole and storing them in a deep underground bunker infested with Hanta Virus rats, black widows, and alligators.

  • source
  • parent