Governor Perry obtains $3 million for border security cameras

Scott Doyle, says:

So, wait...they're simply going to put up cams along the river without anybody of authority monitoring them? Don't see anything in the linked article indicating otherwise.

$200,000 on a test run to catch 10 illegals, a drug deal, and a "human smuggling route" which is probably just the locale where the 10 illegals were caught. $16k / incident? Amazing.

Pavel Lishin, says:

"the new cameras will be installed in "strategic high-traffic areas along the border.""

Maybe I'm overestimating the craftiness of our neighbors to the south, but I think that they might catch on to cameras appearing in high-traffic areas, followed by an increase in the arrests, and simply avoid the monitored areas.

I think it would be great, though, if once a year this program (if it actually gets funded) releases a best-of blooper reel. You know, immigrants accidentally crossing the border the wrong way, slipping and falling (with wacky sound effects) and scattering at high speed to Benny Hill music when hit with a spotlight.

Scott Doyle, says:

Oh, Pavel. How short-sighted are you, sir?

When they catch on to <i>those</i> cameras, we simply get funding for <b>more</b> cameras! Especially since the feds are picking up the tab...

Scott Doyle, says:

Now that I think about it...

All we really have to do is get funding for casings that resemble the original cameras, replace current cams with fake casings when the crafty illegals are on to 'em, and move the real ones to the re-routed high traffic areas. Ya know, improvise.

Pretty sure the feds would be all for it.

John McClelland, says:

It's going to be like a Halloween episode of Ghost Hunters on SciFi Channel. You can hit the panic button and tell them you saw orbs or shadow people. Or in this case, brown people. Such a good use of our tax dollars.