The CTA has announced that Chicago police will soon be able to tap into the buses on the street and see what’s going on inside them. This kind of idea sounds great on the surface, but you can see that’s overly tight and a little unpractical. Second City Cop points out that the cameras are useful after the fact and notes some practical issues in viewing the feeds in the car.
Seems to me that if a cop is driving near a bus and wants to see what’s going on inside, they’d board the bus.
Tech Upgrades Allow Police To Tap Into CTA Cameras – News Story – WMAQ | Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago police will soon be able to see what is happening on a Chicago Transit Authority bus without getting on board, NBC5 reported on Thursday.New computer upgrades will allow officers to electronically tap into video cameras already installed on city buses.
Video images viewed in real time will let police dispatchers issue immediate alerts about criminal activity.
Last month, after a gunman opened fire on a CTA bus, killing 16-year-old Julian High School student Blair Holt, and police looked at videotapes to identify a suspect.