In first year, Texas’ $2 million Webcam border watch nets just 11 arrests, page 1
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Topic started on 2-11-2009 @ 01:01 PM by whaaa
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The state of Texas spent $2 million in federal grant money to install 14 Webcams along its border with Mexico. After its first year, the crowd-sourced surveillance program is out of money and has only yielded 11 arrests, according to published reports.

Texas’ “BlueServo,” dubbed a “virtual stake-out,” was supposed to be revolutionary. Why hire border guards when the eyes of the Internet could be harnessed to prevent unauthorized border crossings?

Texas officials predicted that their planned 200 cameras would lead to the capture of at least 4,500 border-jumpers and roughly 1,200 drug-related arrests.

Results, however, fell far short of the program’s goals, according to the Associated Press. The cameras have deterred about 300 attempting to cross illegally, the state said. Of the 11 arrests made, just three came within the program’s first six months.

While some 125,000 individuals registered to become “virtual Texas deputies,” many appeared to do so out of mere curiosity. And though numerous comments were left by the site’s users, they rarely pointed out illegal activity.


My tax dollars at work. As I am still a property owner in Texas. I wonder what kind of kick backs were delivered to the politicos that approved this boondoggle.

Something needs to be done about the illegal alien problem but perhaps a high tech solution to a low tech problem would best be addressed by more border guards.
I predicted this stupid approach would only make some security co. a lot of money and do precious little to stem the influx of illegals. Perhaps if some of the money would have been used to prosecute those that afford jobs to illegals; could have been a better solution.

Simple mistake in planning? No, corruption!!
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