Surveillance cameras in private homes

Houston Police Chief wants surveillance cameras in private homes: "

"Houston's police chief is suggesting putting surveillance cameras in apartment complexes, downtown streets and even private homes. Chief Harold Hurtt today said it's another way of combatting crime amid a shortage of officers. .... Scott Henson with the American Civil Liberties Union calls Hurtt's proposal to require surveillance cameras as part of some building permits -- "radical and extreme." Houston Mayor Bill White hasn't talked with Hurtt about his idea, but sees it as more of a "brainstorm" than a "decision.'" (02/16/06)

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