On 15 Feb, 16:59, "Clive George" <
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> "David Damerell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:+Ys*[email protected]...
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> > Quoting Simon Dean <[email protected]>:
> >>David Damerell wrote:
> >>>People will probably jump on anyone who, as you have done, denies that
> >>>that is a choice.
> >>And I'll probably rip you're f***ing throat out for being such an
> >>ignorant moron you despicable pratt.
>
> > Whoops, I touch a nerve there? Guess you're deeper in denial than I
> > thought.
>
> Be fair to the guy - he did apologise in a subsequent post. Which you had
> had a chance to read before you made this one.
>
> clive
ANPR is to the fore in the fictional town of Sandford, ACPO tells us.
"Sandford had the foresight to invest in the extensive Local Authority
CCTV scheme, as part of its CDRP [Crime & Disorder Partnership]
strategy. This involved ensuring the scheme was ANPR enabled and
paying for half a dozen extra cameras to cover some key routes into
the town. Sandford has also benefited from force level links with the
Highways Agency, which means that ANPR read data is available about
vehicles travelling on the nearby motorway. Chief Superintendent Jones
has also pooled investment with his adjoining division. This has
allowed them to cover some key back routes between the two, regularly
used by criminals, with a number of strategically located ANPR
cameras. As these have infrared capability, they provide intelligence
24 hours a day." This allows some interesting databases to interact.
For example, continues Jones, "We recently linked into the ANPR system
of over 40 of our garage forecourts. They benefit from our
intelligence telling them which vehicles to take payment from before
they serve them. In return, we get a considerable reduction in
forecourt crime, more intelligence on vehicle movements and
confirmation of the identities of those using the cars." Unhappily,
Jones doesn't explain how Sandford nick knows whether or not customers
are going to pay, nor does he say how the reactions of the lucky
victims are managed by the unfortunate cashiers. On which subject,
according to his colleague, DI Williams, "We expect to gain about
£50,000 income this year from hypothecation of ANPR fixed penalty
tickets under Project Laser 3. We have already invested that income in
a full time Intelligence Researcher, an extra part time Inputter, as
well contributing half a post to the force Central Ticket Office."
Over at serious crimes, DCI McKinnon says ANPR has revolutionised
reactive crime investigation. "For example, following a recent murder,
targeted enquiries with witnesses identified from ANPR reads as being
in the area during the material times not only saved considerable time
and resources compared to the old road check methods, it was more
accurate and identified two key witnesses. Most important of all it
also provided crucial evidence as to the time, date, location and
direction of travel of the prime suspect's vehicle. Her CID use it
regularly." This process, just in case you failed to notice, will have
involved going through all of the vehicle movement records for a
specific time in a specific area, then identifying and contacting
drivers who were in the vicinity at the time of the crime. Over at the
ANPR intercept team, PC Brown points out that high speed chases are
now needed less frequently, because the CCTV system in Sandford allows
them to "use the traffic control system to change traffic lights and
block the target vehicles in traffic." Congestion as a crime-fighting
weapon - splendid. Much, much more can be found in the full document.
®
http://www.theregister.com/2007/02/12/road_pricing_and_surveillance/
Big Brother?
Tish, pish and balderdash.
Do you have a number tattooed on your forehead?
If not, no. There are many other ways of getting about (not that you
will be aware of them if you own a car in the UK).
However driving a car does come with terms and conditions attached,
one of which is that the vehicle must be easily identified. I can't
believe you've not noticed the big numbers on there. They're really
quite obvious.
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