Fargo police say using city cameras in real-time will help stop crime; others call it ‘Big Brother’ watching

Fargo police say using city cameras in real-time will help stop crime; others call it ‘Big Brother’ watching

FARGO — The Fargo Police Department says monitoring public-facing surveillance cameras in real time lets the agency find crime more efficiently and keeps the community safe. Some have questioned whether the cameras are “Big Brother” government watching the public, with one attorney calling the move “anti-American.” The Fargo Police Department announced last month on Facebook that it used city-owned cameras to watch crimes being committed in real…