http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/171980_taxi05.htmlWednesday, May 5, 2004
Seattle cabbies back use of security cameras
By KERY MURAKAMI
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
More than three months after Seattle cabbie Hassan Farah was shot to death in an apparent robbery, fellow taxi drivers are frustrated no changes have been made to ensure their safety.
So they raised $500 to install a small security camera in one of their cabs. They showed it off at a news conference yesterday and made the case that every taxi in the area should have one.
"Our lives are worth $500," said Terry Davis, an Orange Cab Dispatch taxi driver. He was among the dozen members of the Cab Drivers' Alliance of King County who said the cameras, which are mounted on dashboards and take pictures of passengers, would deter people from committing crimes.
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