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Fumesucker

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14. That may be so but I don't think there's evidence that cameras are really helping solve major crimes

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #11)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 03:25 AM

Apr 2013

At least not to any great extent except in rather unusual cases like this in Boston, it took a great deal of LE resources to do what was done in Boston and that level of effort just doesn't happen except for really dramatic killings that catch the public eye.

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Actually the solving rate at least of murder cases has been dropping for some time now Fumesucker Apr 2013 #10

That actually could mean a lot of things. defacto7 Apr 2013 #11

That may be so but I don't think there's evidence that cameras are really helping solve major crimes Fumesucker Apr 2013 #14

I would consider the nature of modern murder to be a major factor. Hyper_Eye Apr 2013 #12

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I'll check it out. Thanks. n/t Hyper_Eye Apr 2013 #19

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