New Cameras To End All Crime In City

If you’re following Damon C. Williams’ Twitter — and you should be — then you already know this, but let’s go: The city is spending $8.9 million to install new security cameras.

The city will pay the almost nine mil to Unisys, which will begin rolling out the cameras within three weeks. The first cameras will be at 52nd and Market, but can see over a two-mile radius, so pretty much the police are going to be able to see whatever illegal activity you do anywhere in the city eventually.

Mayor Street will probably be able to watch the cameras from his iPhone. Or, rather, he would be if the cameras were going to work, which they most certainly won’t. This is Philly, come on.

Unisys to run surveillance system for Phila. police [Philadelphia Biz Journal]
Phila. Police Dept. Set to Roll Out New Security Cameras [KYW 1060]