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Sheriffs privatizing border web cams

Gov. Perry's first stab at his much-ballyhooed border webcams didn't pan out so well, but he and the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition are back for another try, this time with a private sector partner who's attempting to profit from the venture by selling advertising.The Sheriffs Coalition, spending grant money given them by the Governor, "paid $625,000 for one year of service, parts and materials and agreed to pay other fees for future services," according to the El Paso Times. (Grits readers may recall that one of the 16 members of the Border Sheriffs Coalition was recently arrested for allegedly working in cahoots with the Mexican-based Gulf Cartel.) But don't expect loads of new arrests to result from the webcams, if history is any guide...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).