Living and breathing in the Second City
Possible reasons Daley would want to spy on those children playing in the fountains at Millenium Park:
a) Jihadists come in small packages.
b) He’s under pressure from the unions to make sure there’s no “cleaning” (i.e. trash pick up) being conducted by non-union/civilian workers.
c) Daley loves the little children, all the children of the world.
b) He owes Cardinal George a favor. (ouch!)
The Tribune says the Department of Homeland Security paid for these cameras, so we know someone is watching, we just don’t know who.
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
-Carl Sandburg
Daniel Messick
December 19th, 2006 at 10:04 am
Perhaps the statue of Ceres atop the Chicago Board of Trade could be decapitated, and Cere’s head replaced with a camera that provides a 360 degree view of LaSalle Street, and Jackson, and the entire Financial District. The Picasso in the Daley Center could benefit from a camera placed atop its “head.” During the holidays the lions in front of the Art Institute have wreaths placed around their necks…why not place camera’s atop their heads throughout the year? Or perhaps their heads can be hollowed out, and camera lenses placed through their “eyes.” There are a lot of possibilties throughout the city to ensure our “safety.”