Businesses forced to pay the police to let them spy on customers (Updated)

Last year police in Detroit, Michigan asked businesses to install real-time surveillance cameras that are connected to police departments. 

Which isn't all that bad, right?

Wrong.

According to an article in Crain's Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan wants to force businesses to install police surveillance cameras.

"Mayor Mike Duggan's administration is moving forward with a plan to eventually mandate every retail business in Detroit with late-night hours have surveillance cameras tied into Project Green Light, the Detroit Police Department's real-time crime monitoring system."

"Duggan said the city will start with requiring the camera systems for bars,restaurants, gas stations and other businesses open between midnight and 4 a.m. during the "highest risk" time for crimes to occur. Then the city will move to businesses open after 10 p.m., he said." 

The police department calls their new spy on everyone program “Project Green Light Detroit" (PGLD).

"As part of PGLD, the Detroit Police Department (DPD) and the City have committed to devote staff to effectively receive, monitor, and analyze video feeds from PGLD Partners. DPD and the City have also made a longer-term commitment to develop a permanent state-of-the-art Real-Time Crime Center to be housed at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters. Additional work is also being done with PGLD Partners to strengthen the localties between participating stations, DPD Precinct Captains, DPD Neighborhood Police Officers, and surrounding community leaders and organizations."

Law enforcement asking businesses to install real-time surveillance cameras is bad enough. 

But as you will see, things are about to get a whole lot worse.

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Police use 911 to force businesses to join PGLD
Police won't respond to all 911 calls if businesses haven't signed up for PGLD.

When a customer started trashing a Detroit Marathon gas station last month, manager Sadek Kaid called 911 and was shocked by their response.
“The dispatcher said, ‘It’s because you don’t have the Green Light,’ ” Kaid said. “The customer was in here destroying the store, throwing everything off the shelves. He was here for almost an hour before he left. When the police finally came, they told us the Green Light locations get priority.”
Gas station owner Abdo Nagi warned, he has 'to pay extra to get the police to come'.

According to the Detroit News, PGLD uses facial recognition cameras for everyone's safety.
Businesses forced to pay the police monthly
According to the Crain's Detroit article, businesses will be forced to pay the police monthly for the privilege of letting them spy on customers.

"Businesses in the Green Light project get extra patrols from Detroit Police Department officers who stop in to sign a log book, documenting the visit. Startup costs for getting the surveillance cameras installed ranges between $1,000 and $6,000, with monthly costs for cloud storage of the video starting at around $140".

PGLD hopes to expand to residential buildings

What is happening in places like Detroit and elsewhere should raise red-flags in the mass media but as you can see from the video they are embracing it. 

Police are also using Blue Line Technology facial recognition cameras, Next Generation 911 cameras, Virtual Block Watch cameras, VACCINE CCTV cameras, ACHILES cameras, Operation SafeCam, HALO cameras, Long Beach Common Operating Picture and four camera surveillance PODSto spy on everyone.

How long before law enforcement uses BITE Kiosk facial recognition cameras to spy on fast food customers? 

Forcing businesses to act as state actors will have far-reaching implications for everyone.