Houston bars and nightclubs soon could be required to install outdoor security cameras as...
and turn footage over to the Houston Police Department upon request within 72 hours. In a letter to City Council members Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union called the plan “unconstitutional” and said it would make private businesses “extensions of a citywide surveillance scheme.”, businesses could face a $500 citation if they are unable to provide police with surveillance footage within three days of a crime.
The Turner administration has touted the policy as a low-cost deterrent to robberies, shootings and other violent crimes that the city says primarily occur at bars, nightclubs, convenience stores and sexually-oriented businesses.
“Police notice you don’t have cameras, they cite you, and then what?” District F Council Member Tiffany Thomas said Monday. “The ordinance doesn’t trigger any automatic compliance.”
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