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Smile! Urine Candid Camera!

Posted by samzenpus on from the let's-see-what-you-got dept.

Anon E. Muss writes "Just because you can put a camera somewhere doesn't mean you should. Apparently, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't grasp this concept. They've installed video cameras in urinals at Houston's Hobby Airport. At least they weren't sneaky about it — they posted a notice saying 'Automatic infrared flush sensors also provide video monitoring for security purposes.' (Insert bad joke about bashful bladder syndrome here)."

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  1. Any other confirmation? by MindlessAutomata · · Score: 4, Informative

    Source is just blogspam and image could easily have been faked in photoshop. The government is stupid and paranoid and not deserving of our love but this is might be just a wee bit over the top at this point in time...

  2. Re:Bullshit by cheros · · Score: 4, Informative

    3. Has anyone ever done a study (a real study) of the effectiveness of security cameras at preventing crime? Any sort of crime.

    Here you go, that's web economy for you (two answers in one link).

    Have a nice day.

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  3. Re:Simple solution by More_Cowbell · · Score: 4, Informative

    You are trying for some kind of humor? I can't see the joke in your comment.... ^ALL^ of the sensors I've seen (and I've seen quite a few across the US and other countries) have been built into the plumbing of the individual urinal.

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