alt Hacker NewsWhat does a surveillance system actually give you? Have you dealt with Police after break in & robberies?
I was a building manager for 6 years and Police took the footage over 10 times during my tenure, nothing was ever recovered by the police and recognised offenders were never bought to any sort of justice.
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nickthegreek • yesterday at 11:36 PM
It tells me when packages are on the porch. This is the main value add for me.
I’ve been debating adding a camera pointed a bit more outward, as there at least 5 2 car accidents a year at the intersection outside my house of a 1 way road without a stop sign and a 2 way narrow city road with a stop sign. At least 1 of these accidents every 2 years ends up hitting my neighbors house.
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The surveillance system gives you the footage. If police can't do anything with it, that's unfortunate, but not the fault of the surveillance system.
In this instance I'd say the surety and closure provided by the ability to simply review the footage is an important aspect for potential victims. And if victimized by something worse than petty theft, the value only goes up.