Yes, and why aren't they? Really, we take pictures of the moon but nobody has made a decent surveillance camera? I'm aware of several cases where there is video but it's too blurry, captures the person but their face is blocked by a slender fence post so the person can't to be identified, doesn't capture all sections of the parking lot so can't confirm all who may have been there, can see a car pulling out but can't get enough info about the car, camera malfunctions precisely at the time it is needed or has been recorded over by the time LE asks to look at it. :waitasec::banghead:
The cameras are just a little bit useful. Why can't places invest in quality cameras and use them correctly (be sure they're mounted properly so as to ensure images won't be obscured, etc.). That said, the cameras in Mickey's case have been useful but not useful enough to provide the detailed information that would be most helpful. As my husband walked through, I complained outloud about the cameras - he said, "People don't want to pay big taxes to help big brother". We already pay big taxes for mediocre cameras. The powerful cameras are more expensive but they exist.
Somebody said that the camera that captured Mickey's image at 1:48AM is from LCB, a government building. It's better than nothing but I wish it was better than everything.
