01-05-2009, 03:42 AM
I agree, alarm systems are not expensive. I have one. It's kinda the cheap version but certainly works.
Actually, I was thinking about this whole issue this morning and was wondering what kind of influence can be had in a timely basis for little money. It's a complicated question but here is an idea and another suggestion for public scrutiny.
Suppose one gets a cheap used Caravan or some such. The more generic the vehicle the better. Suppose on sticks a dozen or so web cams in it, running to a laptop with an air card and a separate small battery bank. The web cam images are streamed then in real time to a public website. Volunteers monitor the web cab and report incidents as they're visible. You park the van down town Pahoa or where ever. Move it around as need be.
I expect there's a business opportunity in this idea somewhere for some one.
This sort of thing would achieve a couple of ends. First, in an immediate basis can get some surveillance in problem areas as it is needed. It involves the community at large. As well, it would educate a lot of people as to the depth of the problem and what a zoo Pahoa in particular can be after hours. All of this seems to be a step in the right direction and a quick one.
Actually, I was thinking about this whole issue this morning and was wondering what kind of influence can be had in a timely basis for little money. It's a complicated question but here is an idea and another suggestion for public scrutiny.
Suppose one gets a cheap used Caravan or some such. The more generic the vehicle the better. Suppose on sticks a dozen or so web cams in it, running to a laptop with an air card and a separate small battery bank. The web cam images are streamed then in real time to a public website. Volunteers monitor the web cab and report incidents as they're visible. You park the van down town Pahoa or where ever. Move it around as need be.
I expect there's a business opportunity in this idea somewhere for some one.
This sort of thing would achieve a couple of ends. First, in an immediate basis can get some surveillance in problem areas as it is needed. It involves the community at large. As well, it would educate a lot of people as to the depth of the problem and what a zoo Pahoa in particular can be after hours. All of this seems to be a step in the right direction and a quick one.