Man Fights Crime With 21 Hikvision Cameras

I go on a sales call for someone like this at least once a month.

Creepy...

All of the negative votes can most likely be attributed to "he didn't buy it from me/channel" anger.

No one ever gets upset when batman use tech to fight crime why should anyone get mad when he does it

Law enforcement cannot keep up with violent crime much less trivial violations. Keep it going....I am going to look into the same idea.

Blast'em away! It is public area, they do something naughty, put'em on the Internet of Shame!

unbelievable.

What state is this taking place in? Is audio recording legal at this location? My experience most DYI customers record audio without understanding the legal ramifications.

I am quite surprised to see the results of this survey.

It might not be something I would do, but having lived next to a public park in the past, I can validate that there are all sorts of things going on there at night . . . and day. There were lude, criminal acts and even a homicide in the park that was right next door. If people are so bold and/or stupid to perform these antics in a public space what can possibly be the harm in trying to "help" elevate people's behavior? Hopefully the word gets around and people will avoid those activities in this mans immediate vicinity.

To be entirely honest, I have two cameras at my home that watch public spaces. One is the school bus stop where all of the kids of all ages get on and off and the other is at a cross roads for our cul-de-sac. We have not had an issue in at least 10 years. They are mounted on my home and very public. We used to have minor issues like all neighborhoods. If people would just behave it would not be necessary.

Does one have an expectation of privacy in a public place?

If Cal has specific laws which address two party acceptance and all, one had better be aware of them. I am not certain that I would use Youtube to "shame" them . . . we have seen instances of that before where things got out of hand, however when one is in a public space one should never assume that you have any right to privacy. An example would be the many "people behaving badly" videos we see from athletic events and arenas, malls, and even streets. If you have concerns about it, you have better take private.

IMO

I think the problem with the "Hey it's a public place" argument is that all these folks' lapses in judgement are now on Youtube in perpetuity. If it's an actual crime, sure, ok. If it's someone who's had too much to drink peeing in the shrubs, come on. We really think that's ok? Really?

I have cameras on my garage. If I have an incident, I'll hand video the police. I won't make a Youtube hall of shame out of it.

Yet another example of how someone can be totally correct and still be a jerk.

Its a touchy subject. I saw this video a week ago, and the neighbors obviously know him well enough to trust him and support him. Its not the same in every community.

He has too much time on his hands, and even though 21 cameras do not cost that much, I would not be spending $2000+ to secure the community- let the HOA pay for that. To secure my own house, yes.

Industry needs to do something about pricing, support, and who can buy equipment. I refuse to service a DIY setup, just because I think it is a liability, and truthfully a royal pain in the ass...If I fix one camera and something else goes wrong, the "know it all customer" will use it as an excuse to get something free out of me...plus most of their installs are half assed. Also, they will tell you how to do your job, and that does NOT fly when I am fixing their screw ups.

Fixing competitors "half assed corners cut" jobs is bad enough- I'm not going to even attempt it with a homeowner...I avoid residential like the plague.

i dont think its so much "secrecy" its more so the internet has driven prices down and people have produced how to youtube videos. same battle stores like best buy deal with. Hikvision doesnt help the case either.

According to this local radio interview from about a week ago (below), Marty has had his rig (and Youtube channel) up and running for more than 4 years - with a sum total subscriber base of ~15.

Marty claims that he then started setting his previously soundless and boring videos to 70s porn tracks and almost immediately one of the British online news sites found his site and posted about it. Then he started getting all the local press.

lol atleast the ptz is an iR ptz so theres no guessing as to where it is looking

surprised no ones taken a pellet gun to his cameras

Looks like someone needs to get a life- if he spent as much time improving his products and less time chasing all the local pervs the world would be a better place. The police have better things to do than respond to his calls "for backup" because a person is hanging out in the park after hours.

While I couldn't devote that much time myself to deterring the actions of the people depicted in his videos, I do understand why he is making a stand. I think I might just move if my neighborhood was that bad. But, some people take a strong stand when it comes to their homes. They don't want to, or can't, move. I'm not sure what else he could do here.

#3 or successful attention getter.