Smile, You're on ProstieCam!

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law on October 27, 2008 at 4:20 pm


Tired of people soliciting prostitutes, the city of Lynwood, California has installed cameras in hopes of deterring crimes:

The cameras can zoom in on individuals soliciting prostitutes and take a picture of them or videotape the incident.

The images could be used to prosecute those in question, according to sheriff’s Lt. Ely Vera.

The city hopes to install nine more cameras by early December.

Just five months ago, hundreds of residents marched down Long Beach Blvd. — a notorious area for prostitution — amongst used condoms on the street, demanding the city take action.

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8 comments to "Smile, You're on ProstieCam!"

  1. seekshelter
    October 27th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    i was in the Long John Silvers drive thru... on the window, there was a sticker that said that they had time lock safe blah blah blah blah and they MIGHT have closed circuit security cams. i'm not sure how much of a deterrent MIGHT is, but if they were springing for the stickers they could have at least bought a fake plastic security camera to hang in the corner...

  2. R.G. Ash
    October 27th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

    Thats stupid, next to the selling of drugs there wiping out the second largest industry in the city.

  3. Byrd Brain
    October 27th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    RG, if they can't tax it, they don't care how big the industry is.

  4. DOJ
    October 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    BB, then legalize it and tax it

  5. Byrd Brain
    October 27th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    DOJ,

    I'll ask 'em, but I don't think they'll be too keen...

  6. ted
    October 27th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    Oh "prostitute". I thought it was a "prostate" cam. Much more useful.

  7. Gauldar
    October 28th, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Tax prostitution and they might actualy bring the economy back.

  8. Ali S.
    October 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    @ ted

    I don't even want to imagine how you can get on that camera on the street. :o


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