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14. Many places with cameras don't review the bittage

Wed Apr 23, 2025, 08:00 AM

Apr 23

unless something happens. It gets to be expensive to store all the video. So if something happens the police need to get the video reasonably quick or it gets overwritten.

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Videotaping diners? Call me a bit naive or behind the times, but that part [View all] niyad Apr 23 OP

I think we are on video wherever we go now. The night has 1000 eyes. Walleye Apr 23 #1

And now I have an earworm! niyad Apr 23 #2

Oh, it's in my ear too, happy to share it with you Walleye Apr 23 #3

So remember when you (R) tell those little white lies BoRaGard Apr 23 #5

Thank you. Just watched a clip of him singing that on a beach set. niyad Apr 23 #7

Outside of your own home, there is no place safe to scratch when you need to. elocs Apr 23 #10

Now you're just showing our age mdbl Apr 23 #11

My folks had a sign Marthe48 Apr 23 #15

If Ring wasn't enough, there are bird feeders that hang in a tree with cameras in them. -nt CrispyQ Apr 23 #29

Oh yeah. LudwigPastorius Apr 23 #46

I think that most restaurants with cameras markodochartaigh Apr 23 #4

Thank you for that rather appalling link. Big brother is watching, indeed. niyad Apr 23 #6

Meh... druidity33 Apr 23 #8

Many places with cameras don't review the bittage Old Crank Apr 23 #14

I work at a restaurant AKwannabe Apr 23 #28

Nope Polybius Apr 23 #34

While it seems intrusive, it also protects the wait staff. HeartsCanHope Apr 23 #9

"patted a young lady on her rear end." Prairie Gates Apr 23 #13

The Secret Service reviewed the video. A red flag right there. John1956PA Apr 23 #12

How many meals can you buy there for $3000? FSogol Apr 23 #16

There was a similar robbery in another restaurant near there Meowmee Apr 23 #18

Thanks for the info. It seems to be the work of a serial purse thief. John1956PA Apr 23 #19

Yes probably a serial purse snatcher etc. Meowmee Apr 23 #21

I wear masks too but don't wear them into a restaurant. Irish_Dem Apr 23 #24

Yes then there is no purpose to masking because you can be infected in the restaurant Meowmee Apr 23 #40

And if you are just going to pick up take out, why sit at a dining table? Irish_Dem Apr 24 #54

I don't know, people do things we would not expect all the time Meowmee Apr 24 #55

Most restaurants have a waiting area for take out orders or people stand and wait. Irish_Dem Apr 24 #56

I posted a link to the article- it was in another restaurant in the area Meowmee Apr 24 #57

Thanks Irish_Dem Apr 24 #58

Yes it may be a high priced fancy burger place Meowmee Apr 24 #59

I live in the midwest and we don't have high end burger places, but maybe they do in DC. Irish_Dem Apr 24 #62

Capitol Police wouldn't have jurisdiction Jose Garcia Apr 23 #25

Thanks for correcting. I was using "Capital" (with the "a") to denote the D.C. police dept., but that was confusing. John1956PA Apr 23 #32

Why haven't they released the footage? I'm calling bs in her & SS! SheltieLover Apr 23 #26

Hi, Shelti. Yours is a good question. Let's see the video. John1956PA Apr 24 #53

Privacy? Wtf is that? They collect & sell every shred they can steal. SheltieLover Apr 24 #60

Ages ago, my mom had her purse stolen at a D.C. restaurant just the same way. summer_in_TX Apr 24 #51

When I was young I was against any cameras keeping track of everything. multigraincracker Apr 23 #17

You should assume you're being videoed everywhere you go in public because Maru Kitteh Apr 23 #20

"I have not encountered it in any restaurants around here," WhiskeyGrinder Apr 23 #22

I will take your statement as it was intended. You have no information niyad Apr 23 #36

I mean, you said right in the OP "call me naive or behind the times..." WhiskeyGrinder Apr 23 #39

Do keep trying. I need all the amusement I can get these days. niyad Apr 23 #45

People sue restaurants all the time GreatGazoo Apr 23 #23

I can understand why they have the cameras, but it is not something niyad Apr 23 #38

Here only doors & cash registers have cameras SheltieLover Apr 23 #27

Reminds me of the casinos years ago.It was endlessly fascinating. niyad Apr 23 #37

This place is more like living in interesting times SheltieLover Apr 23 #41

Exactly! niyad Apr 23 #43

:-/ SheltieLover Apr 24 #50

The only part of the story I don't believe is the contents of her purse. CrispyQ Apr 23 #30

If I owned a restaurant (or any business that served the public)... rubbersole Apr 23 #31

Are you asking if restaurants have security cameras? Polybius Apr 23 #33

I very clearly asked if it was common there, slight difference. It is not niyad Apr 23 #35

Perhaps a location thing Polybius Apr 23 #42

Quite possibly. I live in a slightly bluer area of fundieville, which John Sayles niyad Apr 23 #44

I smell a rat ecstatic Apr 23 #47

That whole story, whichever version they try, stinks like week-old dead fish. niyad Apr 24 #48

"All the world's a stage." -Shakespeare Buns_of_Fire Apr 24 #49

I'm guessing you don't live in a metroplex? Skittles Apr 24 #52

No, I don't. And, to be fair, I tend to stay with dining establishments I have niyad Apr 24 #61

not all surveillance devices can be seen Skittles Apr 24 #63