The Shape Of Things To Come For America

Photo: A worker installs a surveillance camera at Rusk and Milam on Wednesday. Some Houstonians say they find the idea a comfort, while other worry about Big Brother or the cost of the system. James Nielsen Chronicle

Smile, If You're In Downtown Houston -- Houston Chronicle

Homeland Security picking up tab for 250-300 surveillance cameras.

The city is installing 250 to 300 cameras at downtown intersections in an effort to prevent and fight terrorism and crime, part of a security initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The cameras, which the city began installing in earnest this summer, already have helped police catch car burglars in the act, said Dennis Storemski, the city's director of the Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. Eventually, he said, the cameras could be used to allow dispatchers or officers approaching a crime scene to survey what's happening from their patrol vehicles before they arrive.

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My Comment: With each passing day George Orwell looks more and more prophetic with his book 1984.