Five@slrpnk.net to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoA ‘gunfire vandal’ is shooting at automated enforcement cameras – Portland, ORunravel.noblogs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkA ‘gunfire vandal’ is shooting at automated enforcement cameras – Portland, ORunravel.noblogs.orgFive@slrpnk.net to Oregon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoBetter article: https://bikeportland.org/2024/06/07/police-say-a-gunfire-vandal-is-shooting-at-automated-enforcement-cameras-387258 The video is 100% worth it. They pull over with the back of their car in full view of camera 1, pull out a gun, and shoot camera 2… Then just drives away with camera 1 still rolling. Like, I feel like the cameras aren’t that great to begin with if cops can’t catch this person.
minus-squareFive@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-26 months agoIt looks like the cops caught him via an update to your linked article. They’re claiming $500,000 in damages. That’s a lot of money for a handful of shitty cameras. I wonder how the vendor arranged that kind of deal with the government.
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoProbably charging him for lost revenue.
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoThose cameras are expensive and expensive to install.
minus-squareFive@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months ago$100k/ea expensive? In what world is that a responsible use of public funds?
minus-squarehuskypenguin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoHave you look at portland goverment spending? It’s the definition of irresponsible.
Better article:
https://bikeportland.org/2024/06/07/police-say-a-gunfire-vandal-is-shooting-at-automated-enforcement-cameras-387258
The video is 100% worth it.
They pull over with the back of their car in full view of camera 1, pull out a gun, and shoot camera 2…
Then just drives away with camera 1 still rolling.
Like, I feel like the cameras aren’t that great to begin with if cops can’t catch this person.
It looks like the cops caught him via an update to your linked article.
They’re claiming $500,000 in damages. That’s a lot of money for a handful of shitty cameras. I wonder how the vendor arranged that kind of deal with the government.
Probably charging him for lost revenue.
Those cameras are expensive and expensive to install.
$100k/ea expensive? In what world is that a responsible use of public funds?
'Murica
Have you look at portland goverment spending? It’s the definition of irresponsible.