Cameras in Police Cars
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rockford">Rockford</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> 100 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Rockford">Rockford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="drunks">drunks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cops">cops</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="hogwash">hogwash</span>!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> $500 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="council">council</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="approved">approved</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="enthusiastically">enthusiastically</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="liars">liars</span>; <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="weve">weve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invented">invented</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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