Intro: | Columbia voters decided to install cameras in the city's downtown, but a critic remains convinced liberties were lost. |
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OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: (NATS - People cheering)
As cheers rang out, Karen Taylor teared up.
The author of a propostion to put cameras in downtown Columbia, she saw it pass easily with nearly 60 percent of the vote.
Actuality: | TAYLOR1.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:04 |
Description: "We need to take a stand on crime and take our city back." |
But former Columbia mayoral candidate Paul Love remained a staunch opponent.
Actuality: | LOVE1.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:07 |
Description: "I feel it's unfortunate that people are willing to surrender their liberties because they're afraid of a little crime in town ... OK, a lot of crime in town." |
Columbia's police chief will next decide how and when to install the cameras.
From Columbia, I'm Scott Kanowsky.
Intro: | Opponents remain worried about civil liberties after a Columbia proposition to install cameras passed. |
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RunTime: | 0:35 |
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Wrap: Former Columbia mayoral candidate Paul Love congratulated the plan's author, Karen Taylor, after the final vote Tuesday.
But he remained a harsh critic, fearing the new surveillance takes away Columbians' liberties.
Actuality: | LOVE2.WAV |
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Run Time: | 00:07 |
Description: "I feel it's unfortunate that those cameras passed, but they did. So, that's where we are today and we move on from there." |
Love's fellow supporters even showed the movie '1984' in the city last week.
The movie shows a government that watches over its citizens' every move.
Love said he would continue to work with Taylor to increase the neighborhood watch.
From Columbia, I'm Scott Kanowsky.