THE EDITOR, Sir:
AN ARTICLE in the Jamaica Gleaner of May 6, 2003 entitled "Farmers Lose $billions To Thieves, says JAS" prompts me to perhaps risk wasting your time speaking to you of a thought I have had for some time in relationship to praedial larceny.
I currently live in southern Wisconsin that has a very active number of deer hunters. Some in search of a trophy buck have been using infrared triggered cameras to photograph deer in the wild at night. Some cameras are set up along well known routes others at feeding stations. A local lumber yard owner had a display of excellent highly detailed photos his camouflaged camera had taken of deer at night. The obvious thought was that a photographed thief would have a difficult time explaining why he was photographed on a specific piece of property at a particular time.
As you also likely know there are a number of relatively inexpensive solar-powered motion detection devices that briefly turn on bright lights or sound alarms. It was my thought that these cameras which are easy to move about would provide solid convictions that would be an immediate deterrent.
It is likely I am failing to understand something of the local conditions which has kept me silent. However I will now feel as if I have extended a perhaps workable idea.
I am etc.,
DONALD GRAY
donald_gray@hotmail.com
545 East Milwaukee Street
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Via Go-Jamaica
