KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles reports that the Santa Monica City Council voted to install police surveillance cameras at several area sites, including the Santa Monica Pier — the symbolic western end of Route 66.
City officials say they decided on the plan after suspicious people took pictures of some of the facilities there.
“Some men were videotaping in a manner that was inconsistent with tourist photography. They were photographing access roads and security structures,” said Chief James Butts with the Santa Monica Police Department.
Big Brother is watching you.
I can’t imagine why someone on Route 66 would want to photograph access roads.
I’m surprised I’ve never been accused of aiding and abetting Osama bin Laden. I go out of my way to make sure my images are as “inconsistent with tourist photography” as possible.