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The cost argument is a spurious one too. What's the cost compared to a monthly wage or the handguns they're carrying around?

• jff 13y ago
  Police handguns aren't very expensive. The Glock 17, a very popular model, is about $600 and I wouldn't be surprised if police departments get discounts.
  • jlgreco 13y ago
    So the cameras, apparently at $900/officer, are hardly an obscene expense. That is what, a week's worth of pay? I should hope NYC could scrap together that sort of cash.
    • gknoy 13y ago
      The camera hardware is $900/officer. How much is the information management and storage? The IT infrastructure costs?
    • gknoy 13y ago
      The camera hardware is $900/officer. How much is the information management and storage? The IT infrastructure costs?
• cobrausn 13y ago
  Police handguns are cheap, and the cost argument is not only not viable, it is probably only being used because it sounds better than the alternative of 'we don't want the NYPD subject to such transparency and scrutiny from the public'.