Break one and whoever arrests you is the owner.

Easily solved problem. Just spray-paint the window on the front, and then then see which of the many Gestapo agencies comes to interrogate you about it.

hlehmann: Easily solved problem. Just spray-paint the window on the front, and then then see which of the many Gestapo agencies comes to interrogate you about it.

up there its more likely to be found full of .22LR

11:3 odds says they're owned and operated by the NYPD.

/what is this "jurisdiction" of which you speak?

Smeggy Smurf: Ever notice they don't do things like this in areas where the rednecks live? Ooh look Earl, target!

While not a big fan of guns, I would find a night out on the town shooting cameras to be a satisfying experience.

/down with the man

Thank god mine's a beat up old piece of shiat that I've carted from car to car for years; the only thing that gleams off of it is the registration tag. Never put the front plate on at all, and After the front bumper was replaced I never bothered drilling holes for it, so traffic cameras can piss off. Only place I've ever been asked about it was in Oregon, "Isn't it illegal in California to not have a front plate?" "I don't know, officer."

Then again, I don't live in a police state like San Jose, so maybe I'm missing out on the fun of enforced conformity.

/How to make a nycentric article calicentric.

Smeggy Smurf: Ever notice they don't do things like this in areas where the rednecks live? Ooh look Earl, target!

St Lawrence county has a LOT of rednecks. its like 70% redneck, 20% amish, 9% college kid and 1% lost canadians.

realistically though, i suspect the agency is border patrol.

hlehmann: Easily solved problem. Just spray-paint the window on the front, and then then see which of the many Gestapo agencies comes to interrogate you about it.

Use a paint ball gun, it would be easier than climbing the pole.

tlchwi02: Smeggy Smurf: Ever notice they don't do things like this in areas where the rednecks live? Ooh look Earl, target!

St Lawrence county has a LOT of rednecks. its like 70% redneck, 20% amish, 9% college kid and 1% lost canadians.

realistically though, i suspect the agency is border patrol.

Border Patrol is denying it, so it must be theirs.

/actually, I'm thinking Homeland Security. You know, terrorists that have come to take away our freedoms.

hlehmann: Easily solved problem. Just spray-paint the window on the front, and then then see which of the many Gestapo agencies comes to interrogate you about it.

Naw, too easy to figure out who you are.

This is what paint guns were MADE for.

(OK they were made for marking trees but still, it's sort of a tree...)

She comes in colors everywhere: Border Patrol is denying it, so it must be theirs.

/actually, I'm thinking Homeland Security. You know, terrorists that have come to take away our freedoms.

considering BP was always skulking around st. lawrence county (searching for illegal canadians?) i'd still assume its them.

but if it isn't, my other guess would be DEA looking for canadian weed

Smeggy Smurf: Ever notice they don't do things like this in areas where the rednecks live? Ooh look Earl, target!

I see someone has never been through the vast majority of NY State.

Easy solution. Take a sledgehammer to them and see who gets the most pissed off.

Upstate NY? So, like Westchester County?

Pontious Pilates: Upstate NY? So, like Westchester County?

please. its at least poughkeepsie.

Person of Interest

tlchwi02: hlehmann: Easily solved problem. Just spray-paint the window on the front, and then then see which of the many Gestapo agencies comes to interrogate you about it.

up there its more likely to be found full of .22LR

As it should be.

The companies they hire to do "law enforcement" will only keep doing it so long as it is profitable.

/remember to wipe down the rounds and wear gloves when loading kids

American soft fascism strikes again.

/mmm mmm boiled frogs

So, if the local tweeker population started taking them, it wouldn't be theft.

tlchwi02: Pontious Pilates: Upstate NY? So, like Westchester County?

please. its at least poughkeepsie.

You ever pick your feet in poughkeepsie?

LeroyBourne: Easy solution. Take a sledgehammer to them and see who gets the most pissed off.
I like the way you thank, boy

Snargi: Use a paint ball gun, it would be easier than climbing the pole.

.22LR is a lot cheaper, and more effective - better they have to replace the entire camera than just the glass. Just be aware of where the round is going if you miss.

I think the critics just want the terrist muslins to win.

Relax citizen, we are doing this for your own protection.
We do this for your best interest.

cgremlin: Snargi: Use a paint ball gun, it would be easier than climbing the pole.

.22LR is a lot cheaper, and more effective - better they have to replace the entire camera than just the glass. Just be aware of where the round is going if you miss.

It also makes more noise and can have you brought up on reckless discharge (apparently a misdemeanor barely less than a felony in Texas) if they can prove you did it.

It's also likely that the cameras don't have replaceable front lenses, so they're going to just come out with an entire camera, swap them, and go home.

So if you want to get rid of these things who exactly are you supposed to complain to?

Nem Wan: So if you want to get rid of these things who exactly are you supposed to complain to?

Your elected official. (That's a joke. Ha Ha fat chance.)

DontMakeMeComeBackThere: You ever pick your feet in poughkeepsie?

No, but I (used to) pick my nose in Harlem.

I heard on TV last week they are going to install these in Southern Utah. Seems those roads are major drug routes.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if it were the Skverer Rebbe, Stalinesque leader of the Chassidic village of New Square.
To say he's a tyrannical control freak is so understated as to be actively misleading. Wouldn't put it past him to be keeping tabs on where his serfsfollowers are going.

cgremlin: Snargi: Use a paint ball gun, it would be easier than climbing the pole.

.22LR is a lot cheaper, and more effective - better they have to replace the entire camera than just the glass. Just be aware of where the round is going if you miss.

Recklessly discharging a firearm? Bad. Irresponsible. Criminal.
That's why you need a good slingshot.

No identification or authorization? Hey! Free camera and license plate reader!!

Would smearing Vasoline or putting a couple of Post-It notes on the window of one be considered vandalism?

Simple solution, stop driving your get-away car all over the place, criminal!!!

/what is this, "stupid crook week"?

All we do is pay for this stuff and the government's record is flawless, so why should we need accountability for domestic surveillance? Panopticon 101.

tlchwi02: She comes in colors everywhere: Border Patrol is denying it, so it must be theirs.

/actually, I'm thinking Homeland Security. You know, terrorists that have come to take away our freedoms.

considering BP was always skulking around st. lawrence county (searching for illegal canadians?) i'd still assume its them.

but if it isn't, my other guess would be DEA looking for canadian weed

Exactly. DEA is stringing these cameras up and down all the freeways out west to catch pot smugglers.

Pick the responsible intelligence gathering agency:

a)


b)


c)

Nem Wan: So if you want to get rid of these things who exactly are you supposed to complain to?

As someone else pointed out; the legislative branch. For all we know, these cameras are entirely justified. The problem is, since 9/11, the agencies installing things like this, reading our emails, tapping our cells, watching our bank transactions, our power bills (attempting to catch pot growers), essentially doing complete domestic monitoring (some of it questionably legal), seem to understand they're not going to be held accountable. They stonewall regularly on projects like this. Unless I overlooked something, legislative branches are apparently rubber stamping expenditures and, worse, LEA's entitled attitude to stonewall our own press, in America. These agencies monitor Twitter, so I'm sure Fark is probably part of the mix by now. If so, to agencies reading this: at least throw us taxpayers a BBQ once a year if you're not going to tell us how or why you spend our money. Give me a break.

YouPeopleAreCrazy: DontMakeMeComeBackThere: You ever pick your feet in poughkeepsie?

No, but I (used to) pick my nose in Harlem.

Spanish Harlem?

Believe it or not, many of these cameras are for what's called journey time analysis.

They compare plates that have traveled between two locations and work out the time taken. Thus they alert CCTV etc to look for accidents and other issues, or they flash messages on signs to inform you tin hat wearers that you will take an amount of time to travel to the next town. They also are used to work out the best diversion route if there is a road closure.

/If they are watching you, it's a good thing - it means that you're not paranoid after all.