Comments on: Neighborhood watch 2.0 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:22:36 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Rayner Chandler http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Rayner Chandler Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:26:39 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/#comment-3799 Nice idea, but that would mean sleepless nights, rather sleeping in front of the PC with twitter on and auto refresh every minute or 30 seconds, that is tough mate :) Nice idea, but that would mean sleepless nights, rather sleeping in front of the PC with twitter on and auto refresh every minute or 30 seconds, that is tough mate :)

]]> By: Raj http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3795 Raj Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:29:31 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/#comment-3795 And create a spy society like East Germany was during the cold war. We fought many a war not to have to do this.<br><br>What would Christopher Penn do if his activities were misinterpreted as suspicious, being perceived by the entire Internet population as a potential criminal? Can he remove the record from the Internet after proving he is not a potential criminal?<br><br>With your approach, not shaving on weekends or taking a midnight walk will likely create trouble. Everyone will have to wear badges or T-Shirts clearly proclaiming their neighbor status. Many a Realtor will get ensnared.<br><br>Twitter and other websites serve a purpose other than monitoring citizens. What you suggest is not in the American spirit. Cities have clear and effective policies on how neighborhood watches work. A simple phone call gets a squad car into the neighborhood in less time than any Internet feed can. And create a spy society like East Germany was during the cold war. We fought many a war not to have to do this.

What would Christopher Penn do if his activities were misinterpreted as suspicious, being perceived by the entire Internet population as a potential criminal? Can he remove the record from the Internet after proving he is not a potential criminal?

With your approach, not shaving on weekends or taking a midnight walk will likely create trouble. Everyone will have to wear badges or T-Shirts clearly proclaiming their neighbor status. Many a Realtor will get ensnared.

Twitter and other websites serve a purpose other than monitoring citizens. What you suggest is not in the American spirit. Cities have clear and effective policies on how neighborhood watches work. A simple phone call gets a squad car into the neighborhood in less time than any Internet feed can.

]]> By: Brian Christiansen http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 Brian Christiansen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:00:11 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/26/neighborhood-watch-20/#comment-3793 So how'd it go in your neighborhood? How many of your neighbors signed up for Twitter? So how'd it go in your neighborhood? How many of your neighbors signed up for Twitter?

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