New Orleans + Camera = Murphy's law
If things couldn't look any worse for New Orleans and their publicly managed camera initiatives, MSNBC reports that funeral procession drivers will get tickets when they proceed through red lights.
Weeks later, a ticket from the red-light camera at that intersection made it to Rittenberg's home and she attempted to [...]
Entries Tagged as 'New Orleans'
New Orleans: Red light cameras have no respect for the dead
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Public Policy Failure
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New Orleans crime cameras: Dell makes "mockery" of judicial system
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments · No Verdict
Not too long ago, FCFA wrote a piece on the New Orleans crime camera system and categorized this system as a public surveillance failure.
Why Dell got into the camera reseller business is anyone's guess. Now they are in the middle of a lengthy lawsuit in which a state court judge found Dell Inc. in contempt [...]
New Orleans crime cameras: an unnatural disaster
June 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Public Surveillance Failure
In the post-Hurricane Katrina environment, Mayor Ray Nagin decided to install crime cameras at any cost.
It all started back in 2006 when an odd camera supplier arrangement led to a 2009 lawsuit from Southern Electronics and Active Solutions.
Documents produced in a civil lawsuit by spurned camera vendors Southern Electronics and Active Solutions have shed [...]
