Edina Minnesota latest suburb to roll out homeowner surveillance camera program

Re:Edina Minnesota latest suburb to roll out homeowner surve... by samschooler on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:34AM (#29892662)

I don't agree with the close ties between private residential camera systems and the police. This program, allows police to ask for footage from any camera without a warrant. Granted, its voluntary, there need to be checks within the program that prevent police from mass requesting camera footage without a legitimate reason. And I don't want that check to be individual private citizens who, given the least amount of pressure will need to comply.

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Re:Edina Minnesota latest suburb to roll out homeowner surve... by vba616 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @09:58PM (#29901737)

I think what is novel, is the proliferation of residential cameras.

I don't think the police started requesting camera footage of crimes from private citizens recently. It's just that they turned to businesses with security cameras.

I think realistically many people who own property cooperate with the police out of a definite sense of self-interest with no coercion required.

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Re:Edina Minnesota latest suburb to roll out homeowner surve... by Spooky23 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:18PM (#29896339)

Many police investigations center around video evidence as is it objective and easy to admit.

Police build little databases of where cameras are located and will use them to build timelines, etc. I served in a jury where the police were able to identify a hit and run driver who killed a teenager by knitting together surveillance footage from a bunch of cameras and establishing what cars were in an area in a given 5-minute window.

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