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TommyScrew0857 t1_j1zmhsp wrote

So we are not supposed to act until THEY say we can? THEY do not have a plan to defend our Substations but expect us to Spy, then report it? lol Last time I called the " Good Guys" for help they told me to file a report online... lol I was watching a crime take place!! and was expected to not help the victim but instead navigate their clunky website.... What a Joke. a few Months ago I just started dealing with things WAY differently... I just respond like a Human and take care of it myself... lol Thanks Cops, Maybe instead of living at Starbucks you could DO YOUR JOB!!!

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hexalm t1_j1zqytu wrote

Nice rant, but asking for people to check footage isn't drastically different from asking witnesses to come forward, which is usually a good idea...

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TommyScrew0857 t1_j1zs7d2 wrote

Sure... But Why not install cameras at the substations like Decades ago? Every time the criminals out smart the cops WE are asked to help them. If they were forward thinking leaders they would have already trouble shot the situation.. Its Real easy to do nothing then ask the People for help when its to complicated to figure out. Its Embarrassing. This is not asking folks to look at footage to find a suspected criminal this is an act of Terror Strait up so where is DHS in all of this? asking the people for help? Then when we ask for help the police are just too busy, so we are told to file a report online.... THIS is unacceptable. They have the resources that WE pay for!! USE THEM!!!

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hamellr t1_j1zpwry wrote

I’d like to point out that in this type of case, Cops are doing their job in asking for additional information as their own and the electric companies has come up short so far.

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TommyScrew0857 t1_j1zrd2d wrote

So put Cameras up at the substations? Why is this not happening? lol How embarrassing... actually right after 9/11 I was concerned about this exact thing!! but of course the all powerful American DHS would be on top of it.... NOPE. I thought of doing this Decades ago!!! But I guess the Government hasn't figured it out yet... What a Joke. To be fair I did see a Thurston County Sheriff SUV parked at one substation the other day.. lol

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lizthestarfish1 t1_j1zxuxb wrote

I can't imagine a world where the substations don't have security cameras. But it's possible that the security cameras didn't capture anything helpful, or they're just trying to gather as much information about where this person went, who they might have talked to, and what behaviors they were displaying.

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hamellr t1_j1zvjlt wrote

Electric companies have been upgrading physical security on substations for quite some time. Cameras are already present at many across the US. They are being used to analyze faults with equipment, such as electrical substation fire that started forest fires a few years ago.

They are also rolling out technology like shot detection sound devices, infrared cameras. They are tapped into tracking cell phones with local providers. They have anti-drone technology coming on line now, that are essentially EMP guns.

The problem is that people are shooting these from a distance, outside of camera range. But there are only so many lines of sight on substations, so police are hoping that a camera sees people with rifles and other identifying information they can follow up with.

I know you’re upset, but right now the solutions to this problem is more money and higher electrical rates.

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Jamieobda t1_j242c1w wrote

I think in these instances, the substations were not shot from a distance.

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vanilla_milquetoast t1_j1zz25z wrote

You’re reading just a tad too much into this lol. It’s possible people might have captured some relevant information on their personal security systems so the investigators are asking people to check. That’s some pretty standard investigation shit is it not?

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takemusu t1_j20env7 wrote

It’s possible they have footage from the substation. But with footage from adjacent areas they’re “Oh, here’s where you parked. Here you are getting out of the car with weapons” and “Oh, you drove in from that direction? Makes sense based on who we think you might be.” …

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vanilla_milquetoast t1_j25mh3m wrote

Right? Maybe they’re trying to build a timeline of events and they want to make sure there are as few gaps in it as possible for the defense to use to cast doubt on it.

It’s funny that they said “DO YOUR JOB” when this might actually be an example of the authorities doing a very thorough job.

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ladyem8 OP t1_j1zuoil wrote

You’re arguing that people shouldn’t provide surveillance footage of a probable terrorist attack to law enforcement?

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TommyScrew0857 t1_j21tc8a wrote

Nope. They should already have cameras.. And its NOT the job of the People to police the Territory is it?

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listening_post t1_j206h47 wrote

All of your comments read like you are just a couple hairs shy of putting on a batman outfit and hanging out on rooftops.

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shortfinal t1_j20avkr wrote

is this where you come, now that your facebook group is empty? :(

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