Gary,
I completely agree with you (as the writer of the ALPR article). Furthermore, as a 50 year and 2nd generation electronic security person I really understand your position and hope for everyone in the community that this can be a wonderful tool at great cost if used in a fairly controlled environment, but this isn’t the ideal installation because it is so random. Some can make some good points for the need, but we both know the end result will not be as successful as “they” might want it to be.