What Did a Drug Dealer Use For Surveillance?

The grow-ops around here are even lower budget than that - we've had to replace several cameras over the years that it's generally suspected were taken for use on crack houses and the like. After all, why blow $300 on a system when you can piece it together for free?

We are in the middle of testing a QSee NVR and will take a look at this (and what issues are involved). What's weird to me is that this is a (1) recent model from (2) a broadly used brand. I can understand when police get stuck with a 10 year DVR from a bankrupted overseas manufacturer but this?

Well, QSee is very much in business, so even if the original manufacturer is bankrupt, one would think QSee would be (or at least should be) capable of providing such basic support.

Btw, as you know, most sources point to Dahua as the major OEM for QSee. Dahua is very much in business as well.

"Btw, as you know, most sources point to Dahua as the major OEM for QSee."

NOW they do, but when was this DVR actually purchased? That's the question.

My former hometown has been known to have 1 or 2 drug dealers in residence.

Many times these guys are paranoid about exposing themselved to too many outsiders. For this reason much of their technology tends to fall into the hands of a trusted insider who isn't always the most up to date on everything.

They don't need super hi-res cameras, the system is likely monitored live if they're home, and in the event there is a break-in while they are away, it is likely from a rival that they would recognize easily. Couple that with wanting and needing to buy equipment with cash and discreetly, and you see a lot of Costco equipment, or overpriced gear purchased from the local "Spy Shop" outlet.

I just took at the second look at the title of this article, "What Did A Murdered Drug Dealer Use For Surveillance?". Who was the drug dealer that was murdered in this video? Murder implies an unjustified killing, and if the drug dealer referred to is Delgado, his being shot looks justified to me. I would maybe say, "What Did a Killed/Accused/Suspected Drug Dealer Use For Surveillance?", but not murdered.

I agree with Luis. "Murdered" implies Miami/Dade Police were in the wrong and obviously from the video they were responding with appropriate force.

The cameras were also at very close range. What makes me think, though, is this is the same quality of video I saw in the police academy in 1994.

BTW, the email notices I get for comments on this thread have the subject line

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... but the title of this article still reads "What Did a Murdered Drug Dealer Use For Surveillance?".

I tried refreshing my browser.

You can dog the system but it was good enough to see the spray from the head shot. Bullseye.