Language in the proposal would restrict police access to cameras at businesses and organizations: no live surveillance using cameras at private residences. As documented by the Lawrence Times and Lawrence Journal-World, some community members are asking the city commission to tap the brakes before adopting this new security program. … Both city-owned and private cameras are accessed only in response to a specific call for service.”In other words, police won’t watch over your shoulders because we don’t have the manpower. Here in Kansas, the city of Lawrence must decide what to do when two right answers collide: pause or proceed? Through its opinion section, Kansas Reflector works to amplify the voices of people who are affected by public policies or excluded from public debate.