No word on if they are internet based....
Bloomington testing five cameras along Main St. to give
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Bloomington testing five cameras along Main St. to give
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Camera Project paid for with part of a $142,000 State Farm Insurance Cos. grant.
This question comes out of the blue, totally unrelated to this thread.
What happens if a powerful laser is aimed into a video camera?
I watched an old episode of CSI last night where there was a camera and Katheryn pointed a laser at it and it did destroy the functionality of the camera. So it must be true, as seen on TV. LOL
So a large company donates money for a special project to the the government of the city their home office is in? Happens all the time everywhere. What's the big deal? Are you guys always so skeptical about every civic improvement project that was funded by donations from a private corporation that gives back to their company?
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Nope but if you knew anything about state farm then you would know that they don't flip the bill for anything or anyone unless there's something in it for them. I don't mind the cameras at all. skeptical no, just not so quick to trust in big conglomerates like SF.
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I actually know quite a bit about State Farm, particularly professionally. What do you think they are getting out of it?
There are lots of insurance companies that sponsor events, charities, sporting teams and venues, high school driver's education, and the list goes on and on and on.
State Farm is a national company that obviously has an overwhelming majority of their interests outside of Bloomington. I don't think donating funds for a municipal camera system in a Midwestern town has any fringe benefits for them other than good PR image.
The donation for a municipal camera system is relatively insignificant for a company the size of State Farm.
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Camera's are easily disabled by laser pointers, in fact it is used by the police in covert operations. They have a device that finds the camera's and then disables them with a laser.
They would probably be looking for the person who was in possession of that laser illegally.
as far as I know, lasers are legal to own. I have laying right here that I play with my cats with.
What you do with them on the other hand.....
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Believe certain ones are restricted to law enforcement/military etc.