RE: Automatic cameras thwart furtive fly-tippers

From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Sun Sep 14 2003 - 20:29:18 MDT

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    I think you give the fly tippers too little credit, Damien. It's extremely
    delicate work. Sneaking up to a critter with that many eyes, even when it is
    asleep, is incredibly difficult.

    Not that I know from experience, of course. :-|

    Emlyn

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Damien Broderick [mailto:damienb@unimelb.edu.au]
    > Sent: Monday, 15 September 2003 11:31 AM
    > To: extropians@extropy.org
    > Subject: Re: Automatic cameras thwart furtive fly-tippers
    >
    >
    >
    > >Steve Galinsky, who started importing the cameras from
    > America in May,
    > >said: "We have seven on trial across the country. Easington
    > Council in
    > >County Durham is using them to stop fly-tipping. We've had
    > no prosecutions
    > >so far, but no fly-tipping either."
    >
    > We've discussed cow-tipping before on this list, but
    > fly-tipping is a new
    > atrocity, totally disorienting the hapless creatures. I used to think
    > swatting, spraying and wing-tearing was bad enough, but this
    > is a national
    > disgrace.
    >
    > Damien Broderick
    >



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