Unsuck DC Metro: Your Safety is Metro's Top Priority

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Your Safety is Metro's Top Priority

From Joey:

I commute daily to Navy Yard, and I noticed the camera. It has been this way for over two weeks.

I know the Metro police can't be everywhere, but I thought at least there are cameras to catch any crime.

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Ever n Anon · 675 weeks ago

The cameras are regulated by their union. The camera union. They are not allowed to work hard, you know. :D

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Radner · 675 weeks ago

This camera has caught on to the Metro way: ignore the riding public.

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Kevin · 675 weeks ago

Obviously, the camera is in the same operating status as WMATA Station Managers -- sleep mode.

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Stan Dessel · 675 weeks ago

We're launching an investigation and hiring an outside consultant to look into this. You should be happy that the camera is operational. You're welcome!

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jkuchen · 675 weeks ago

That camera is doing a fine job monitoring those who want to put more dents into that cabinet.

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@thejonrose · 675 weeks ago

That's a mighty suspicious metal box.

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DCRider · 675 weeks ago

I'm sure they'll throw up a barrier around it with a notice saying that Metro is working hard to serve you and that this camera will be operational in 8 months.

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Ever n Anon · 675 weeks ago

As soon as they hire consultants to analyze the problem, write up a report taking $20K and 2 years, and then recommending a solution to the Metro Board which will be discussed and debated for several months before a result is made to re-hire new consultants as they didn't like the answers they got. ;)

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Matt G · 675 weeks ago

Did you turn the camera back in the direction where it should be facing? I know I would have.

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g1956 · 675 weeks ago

Yeah, right...reach up and mess with Metro's camera? Are you nuts?

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One take · 675 weeks ago

Most likely, that camera probably doesn’t even work or isn’t even turned on – no matter what direction it’s pointed towards.

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RGG · 675 weeks ago

You're likely correct. Maybe left over from the upgrade to digital? I'm curious if there was another camera in the area that was conveniently ignored for this story. May have to check it out next trip to Navy Yard.

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Joey · 674 weeks ago

I checked and the only other camera is on the other side in the direction of Greenbelt.

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jazzie w · 675 weeks ago

Do you really think that every camera in every station is being watched by human eyes?

Best case, what's on any camera is caught on videotape, to be reviewed by litigators months or years later.

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@VeggieTart · 675 weeks ago

Assuming the cameras are even recording.

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dfsadfa · 675 weeks ago

There is no other camera.

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Former Metro · 675 weeks ago

The cameras hardly ever work, and if they do, it's amazing how the film goes missing during the investigation of an employee misbehaving...Look into it.

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@savemetro · 675 weeks ago

Write on a piece of paper, "Help Me, unsuck DC Metro" then slide it on top of the cabinet . . . see if they ever look at the tape..

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Good one · 675 weeks ago

"You're my only hope"

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Anonymous · 675 weeks ago

Camera says, "Hey - don't take my picture. You are not authorized to take my picture. Photography is not allowed anywhere in the Metro system, ever. Give me that camera right now!"

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Anony · 675 weeks ago

It was probably turned that way before somebody was going to commit a crime.

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RGG · 675 weeks ago

Or doing something else.

Maybe after a Nats game.....after a few beers.....and love is in the air.....

no witnesses, please.....

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Steve · 675 weeks ago

That camera just looks depressed...

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g1956 · 675 weeks ago

Camera, "Oh to heck with it...I give up...I gotta get a better job."

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One take · 675 weeks ago

Maybe a WMATA employee and/or station manager positioned the camera that way to film specific angles of attractive women who walk by – and forgot to return it to the correct position after they were done – because they fell asleep in the booth kiosk booth.

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Guest · 675 weeks ago

do you guys really want cameras all over the place? I mean it's probably there to safeguard the locker which probably has equipment. But i guess, you know, why not take video of everyone walking around. Won't have any effect on crime.