Strange-looking gizmo has some Detroiters scratching their heads

**d.mcc** · April-09-09, 01:15 PM

Wonderful...the drones...then these things???

Was it a small rocket launcher or a big camera?

That question had some residents buzzing this week at the Garden Court apartment building on East Jefferson in Detroit.

A serious-looking contraption consisting of hooked-together double tubes appeared suddenly on the buildingâ€™s 10th-story roof. They were pointed toward the Detroit River, or Canada, depending on your point of view â€” or level of paranoia.

And inside the unoccupied penthouse...

Full Article Here : http://freep.com/article/20090409/CO...ng+their+heads

detmich · April-09-09, 02:05 PM

The device was, indeed, a camera, and it was part of a demonstration for government officials who are outfitting the surveillance towers that will go along the St. Clair River. There are no cameras scheduled to be installed in Detroit, according to Agent Kurstan Rosberg of the Border Patrol. Officials were simply using the Garden Court as a high vantage point near a river to test equipment.

Probably too expensive to replace when they are stolen.

**vintagesoul** · April-09-09, 02:25 PM

When was this?? I'm literally right across the street from Garden Court at work and I didn't even see or hear about it... I feel really out of it...lol. Did they take it down? I can't see it from this angle...

**Johnlodge** · April-09-09, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by detmich

Probably too expensive to replace when they are stolen.

Haha, I get it! It's funny because Detroit has so much crime and so things would get stolen, haha! You are so funny!

**KyleM785** · April-09-09, 02:39 PM

I believe they set up Tuesday and were still there yesterday, not sure about today.

**vintagesoul** · April-09-09, 02:52 PM

Crazy. Must be on the other side of the building. I'll have to have a look when I leave... I guess I have been too busy working to notice all that...hrm... big brother type nonsense. lol.

**Ray1936** · April-09-09, 03:54 PM

Well, it's about time the government did something about these hoards of illegal immigrants crossing over from Canada!

detmich · April-09-09, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Johnlodge

Haha, I get it! It's funny because Detroit has so much crime and so things would get stolen, haha! You are so funny!

"It is funny because it is true."

**Sstashmoo** · April-09-09, 04:40 PM

Quote: "Well, it's about time the government did something about these hoards of illegal immigrants crossing over from Canada!

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The US Government probably wants a more accurate count on how many are leaving..

**jcole** · April-09-09, 04:53 PM

From what I remember from a few years back, Canada and the U.S. have very different immigration policies. It may have changed over the past few years, but Canada's policy was more open than ours. People from the Iran and Iraq that weren't allowed to come into the U.S. could still migrate to Canada. I worked with a girl who married an Irani, thinking she could bring him over, but the U.S didn't want him here, so she had to move to Windsor and commute to Troy for work. That might be one reason we don't have open borders. It's not just a matter of Canadian and American citizens being allowed back and forth.