"We had folks send an email saying, in good Australian fashion, 'Hey mate, we've been watching your border for you from the pub in Australia'," he said.---Executive director of the Texas Border Sheriffs' Coalition Don Reay comments on people as far away as Australia who monitor webcams along the U.S.-Mexico border.
According to Reay over 100,000 web users worldwide have registered to become “virtual border patrol deputies.”
In a CBS News video we posted last month, the border cameras have something of a cult following though its minor efficacy doesn’t justify its major price tag.
(Hat tip: FP Passport).
Online Sources- FP Passport, The Latin Americanist, Guardian UK
Image- BBC News
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