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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 5:51 pm
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jbdk
 
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Originally Posted by eyecue
Last week we had ZERO complaints. I have performed about 20 a week and no one is getting really pissed about it. I hear the famed "anything to make us safe" A LOT
I have received one pat down since TSA. From that experience, and watching others that have been patted down, I would say about 1% do it correctly... those that probably had law enforcement training.

Originally Posted by mozgytog
They use that software that the crime shows use that lets them enhance the resolution of a grainy reflection in an irregular surface to the point that they can read the 4 point font on the piece of paper in your shirt pocket.
Be surprised at what kind of view you can get with a security camera. At my old office, you could zoom in on a computer screen about 50 feet away and read a word document at 12pt. Of course, those cameras ran about $2200 a piece!

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