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   wasnt me, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 1:00am

   
   

   haha best example ive ever seen of ur tax money being well spent.

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   Camera Cost

   

   Paul, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 1:22am

   
   

   The cost of the camera is so high because it is a high quality camera that has to be durable, have enough space to store 24+ hours of high quality footage and the ability to transmit it wirelessly, such as to a nearby van where the authorities are watching from.
   
   It needs some pretty good batteries to run that long, and smaller lighter batteries cost a lot more.
   
   Plus you have to add the government tax on it. You pretty much just double the price of it, and half of it is just tax dollars being spent elsewhere, that is how the government transfers funds between departments after an approved budget, so it looks good on paper but the money is still really just going to the war.

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   Re: Camera Cost

   

   spiderwebby, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 2:29am

   
   

   tax dollors eh?
   last time i checked we used pounds :P

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   Facts?

   

   Andy, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 2:49am

   
   

   Why did it cost so much? - Because the hack that wrote the story made up an "estimate" as the ACTUAL cost wasn't disclosed.
   
   "The council did not disclose how much the camera cost, but similar systems involving a minature video camera cost between £7,000 and £10,000."
   
   So the "estimate" was $14k-$20k, the real cost isn't known.
   Still it wouldn't be so funny and prove a political point if the camera only cost £150!
   
   Next.

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   This is priceless, sort of

   

   tnetech, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 2:49am

   
   

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   Lucretious, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 5:02am

   
   

   Goddamned brits love spying on their people.
   
   George Orwell would've been a sad panda indeed.

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   Just my two pennies

   

   Cassius Seeley, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 5:15am

   
   

   So why not just mount a big ugly camera there with a bright flashing red light on it. Then put a sign up that says dumping trash is illegal and we are watching.
   
   I think this would pretty much stop people from dumping anything there. If not, then they have problems other than dumping trash inappropriately :) LOL
   
   I am pretty sure the BIG OLD Ugly cameras are cheaper too :)

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   Really?

   

   Skippy T. Mut, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 5:41am

   
   

   Ever wonder where the government gets all that extra money that nobody knows about and never appears in budgets? Ever wonder how they fund illegal and covert operations? It's easy...tell everyone you spent $20,000 on a camera, and then say "oops, we lost the camera...gosh darn it!" Now you have $20,000 of squeaky clean money to do whatever you want with. Duhhhhhhh.......

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   They should'a...

   

   James, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 6:16am

   
   

   ...put a gubment sign on it reading, "Do Not Remove - Hidden Camera"... LOL

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 6:25am

    
    

    why would you make the camera hidden? Woudn't an overtly placed camera that was actually monitored be more effective?

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    no, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 8:05am

    
    

    no the presence of cameras doesnt stop crime.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 11:17am

    
    

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    "DoH!"

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    Jason, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 11:32am

    
    

    LUUUUUUCCCYYYY!

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    Re:

    

    Mischa, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 11:41am

    
    

    Because they don't want to stop people dumping trash, they want to be able to catch and *fine* them.

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    Jason, Jul 3rd, 2008 @ 11:44am

    
    

    Luuuuuthy!!!! You ha got thomb ethplanin to do!!!

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    Tomalak Geret'kal, Jul 7th, 2008 @ 12:44am

    
    

    Well, more to the point, if they put up a big obvious camera at one dumping site, people will dump rubbish around the corner. If you hide a camera and catch them, you may have a chance to stop them ever doing it again.

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    Overcast, Jul 7th, 2008 @ 6:08am

    
    

    When ya' got cameras EVERYWHERE, one's bound to get destroyed, sooner or later!!

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