New York police launch high-tech surveillance

[FarCenter]

Unlike simpler camera surveillance networks, the new system instantly gives officers massive amounts of information about what they are monitoring.

It "aggregates and analyzes existing public safety data streams in real time, providing NYPD investigators and analysts with a comprehensive view of potential threats and criminal activity," the office said.

For example, officers watching crime suspects via a live video feed will also immediately see arrest records, related crimes in the area and other data that could build a portrait of the individual under scrutiny.

Cars linked to a suspect can be analyzed so that investigators know where it has been for months, while officers will also be able to rewind footage tracing who left any suspicious package.

"The system is a transformative tool because it was created by police officers for police officers," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120808-new-york-police-launch-high-tech-surveillance

[woo me with science]

1. More surveillance state. Notice how it all happens matter-of-factly,

with no public opinion sought and no questioning by the media. It is simply reported after the fact. Politicians are never asked about it on the campaign trail. It's never part of a debate.

It's happening locally, and nationally, with stunning speed and nonchalance. Has anyone EVER seen a reporter ask the President about the massive spy center being built in Utah to give the government warrantless access to all our phone calls and emails? Has anyone ever questioned him in a prime time interview about drone grants for our police departments, or about sending lawyers to the Supreme Court to argue for strip searches for any arrestee?

It just happens.

When will we have had enough?