[CTOCS]

And the taxpayers of NYC aren’t upset that the city spent four grand each on these things. Could do the same thing with a lesser model at less than half the price.

[libh8er]

Could do the same thing with a lesser model at less than half the price.

To be fair, lesser models won't do. You need a rock solid autofocus system that can accurately focus track a speeding vehicle. That's available only on the high end (professional) models from Nikon and Canon. But to the govt it's not a big deal. If 22 were stolen, they will order 22 more. And if those get stolen too then another 22...

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Why be upset about the price of the cameras? Just raise taxes a bit higher to buy these cameras which help raise revenues further.

See, it's Tax Dollars Well Spent™ because it will earn back for Government more than Government originally took from you!

It's a win-win for Government on both sides; what's the problem?

/sarc