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French Qtr safety plan could include cameras that can spot guns through clothes
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:26 am
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:26 am
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Not even NYC uses them...Being here in Louisiana I bet if this was implemented the cops would be scuuured to death to see how many law abiding (and non law abiding) citizens carry.
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Cameras that can spot guns through layers of clothing — using infrared or similar technologies — may be included in sweeping new security measures for Bourbon Street to be proposed soon by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, according to several people familiar with the plan.
The cameras would be able to pick up on differences in the temperature between guns and human bodies, allowing officers to then focus on those carrying weapons.
The idea is part of a broader effort to prevent the type of shootout that killed one person and wounded nine others on Bourbon Street in November, as well as to avert potential terrorist attacks. But stepped-up surveillance of that kind will inevitably raise questions about privacy and constitutional rights.
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Details about the overall security plan have not been released by Landrieu’s administration, and it is unclear whether the high-tech scanners will end up in the final version of the proposal, which also calls for making much of Bourbon Street a pedestrian mall.
But several people briefed on the ideas being discussed said infrared-type cameras are on the table.
Bob Simms, who runs the private police details known as the French Quarter Task Force, said administration officials had discussed using the new cameras as they laid out the security plan and likened them to installing metal detectors. But Simms said the cameras would likely involve fewer logistical challenges than trying to corral revelers through security gates and might seem less intimidating.
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Several media outlets reported in 2013 that the New York City Police Department was testing the technology, though it does not appear it was ever put to use. An NYPD spokesman said the department “does not have cameras that would be able to detect concealed weapons.”
Not even NYC uses them...Being here in Louisiana I bet if this was implemented the cops would be scuuured to death to see how many law abiding (and non law abiding) citizens carry.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:28 am to tke857
I am always armed when I am in the quarter. You would be stupid if you don't.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:28 am to ndtiger
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I am always armed when I am in the quarter. You would be stupid if you don't.
agreed. I dont really even go down there any more tbh
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:29 am to tke857
So instead of going HAM on criminals in the FQ like they used to, they're buying expensive cameras?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:29 am to ndtiger
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I am always armed when I am in the quarter. You would be stupid if you don't
As long as you aren't of a specific demographic, the cops won't be looking at you
This post was edited on 1/12/17 at 8:30 am
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:33 am to tke857
They can't even keep it from smelling like piss and vomit yet they're going to install and keep up with these super sophisticated cameras?
Also, it would just be the same class of worker as the TSA watching the damn things.
Also, it would just be the same class of worker as the TSA watching the damn things.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:36 am to ndtiger
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I am always armed when I am in the quarter. You would be stupid if you don't.
I thought it was highly illegal to be drinking in a bar while carrying a firearm?
Why else would I be in the French Quarter? (besides eating rarely, but I also drink heavily when I'm eating in the French Quarter)
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:43 am to tke857
They should implement the "Broken Windows" policing tactic in the French Quarter. Maybe limit it to just the French Quarter and Marigny. Or in extreme cases, just the 100 block of Bourbon.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:43 am to TheCaterpillar
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I thought it was highly illegal to be drinking in a bar while carrying a firearm? Why else would I be in the French Quarter? (besides eating rarely, but I also drink heavily when I'm eating in the French Quarter)
True. But the only way I will pull it is to use deadly force, hopefully never. But if that happens then I will be in a situation where The least thing I am worried about is being charged with that. Plus the odds of pulling in a bar, even in the quarter are slim to none. It on the street, at night, going back to hotel, etc.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:46 am to ndtiger
quote:hope your under half the legal limit if you do shoot or it may not end well...
True. But the only way I will pull it is to use deadly force, hopefully never.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:51 am to swanny297
Oh I know. But if it came to me or my wifes life Ill just have to take my chances.
trust me......They can rob me or whatever and Im cool. I wouldn't want to take someones life over some STUFF. Its to protect against physical harm
trust me......They can rob me or whatever and Im cool. I wouldn't want to take someones life over some STUFF. Its to protect against physical harm
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:19 am to tke857
I go sleeveless when down there, so it doesn't matter to me.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:21 am to ndtiger
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Oh I know. But if it came to me or my wifes life Ill just have to take my chances.
trust me......They can rob me or whatever and Im cool. I wouldn't want to take someones life over some STUFF. Its to protect against physical harm
They rob your gun off you, you'll get shot.
And if you're drunk, good luck making a good decision on whether or not to shoot. I can't remember the 4 digit passcode to my phone sometimes when I'm lit up, much less make a calculated decision on whether or not to kill someone.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:21 am to tke857
Over/Under on time it will take for cameras to be stolen..
2 weeks
2 weeks
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:04 am to tke857
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agreed. I dont really even go down there any more tbh
pussies
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:07 am to tke857
So I was watching an old episode of cops the other night. They were on bourbon street. Cop brushes into guy in the crowd and realizes he has a gun on his hip under his shirt. Arrests him for conceal carry. The thing that bothers me is that the fellow was claiming to have a ccl. They arrested him anyway citing he was crazy for having a gun on bourbon street in that crowd. So what I'm getting at is with these cameras. What happens to ccl holders that aren't even going into bars.
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:08 am to tke857
Sounds like an epic waste of money which is similar to Kip Holden's gun shot detecting software that was never successful.
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