Thus spake "Jean O'Boyle" :
>
>"Joseph Coulter" wrote in message
>news:Xns97CB8777DAC8Eyourvacationcomcastn@216.196.97.136...
>> misterfact@yahoo.com wrote in news:1148317564.240243.48250
>> @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regardless of safety precautions and no matter how competent the
>> crew,
>>>> sometimes it is nearly impossible to compensate for the the
>> occasional
>>>> heavily intoxicated passenger who insists on doing something stupid.
>>>> Unfortunately for the cruise lines, it is that passenger who makes
>> the
>>>> news rather than the thousands who have a great time without
>> incident.
>>>
>>> Let's don't talk about a competent crew in this case! The purpose of
>>> having security cameras and monitors is so A CREW MEMBER CAN WATCH
>>> THEM!
>>>
>>> How long was that drunk passenger on deck before he went overboard? No
>>> one knows because NO ONE WAS WATCHING THE MONITOR! What's the purpose
>>> of having security cameras if no one watches them?!
>>>
>> The point is usually so that one can review later. Does a security
>> camera stop an armed robbery, no, but it will help ID the robber later.
>
>Too late in this case...much different scenerio than a robbery...Perhaps
>from now on, there will be someone manning the monitor and preventing the
>loss of life of a person too intoxicated to be responsible for
>themselves..Might also prevent other types of crimes that we are not aware
>of that occur on a ship. The cost of one extra employee would be worth
>preventing a law suit and all the investigations that follow.
>
>--Jean
>
>
How many monitors can one person watch at one time. Casinos limit it
to four per person and sometimes have two people watching one camera.
I suppose the next proposition would be to put more cameras in place
to catch idiots before they can harm themselves.
At this point, Chrissy steps in.
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dillon
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