The attacker wore the glasses to record video as he rode a bicycle through the French Quarter during a trip before the Bourbon Street attack, the FBI said. The glasses weren't recording during the actual incident.
But I’m guessing using a phone wouldn’t have either.
I’ve never been to the French Quarter, but based on some of the other extremely well-trafficked places in the country I’ve been to like Times Square in New York or Chinatown in San Francisco, if he was riding around on a bike with a GoPro strapped to his helmet, the most that would have happened is people would have thought, “look at the weirdo with the GoPro.” It’s just not suspicious to have a camera at a place where there are tons of people. It’s not even especially suspicious to do weird shit with a camera where there are tons of people. Or to look weird yourself.
I didn’t think he intended to get away with it.
Obviously it didn’t flag him in advance, so respectfully, tell me again how effective modern spycraft is.
But I’m guessing using a phone wouldn’t have either.
I’ve never been to the French Quarter, but based on some of the other extremely well-trafficked places in the country I’ve been to like Times Square in New York or Chinatown in San Francisco, if he was riding around on a bike with a GoPro strapped to his helmet, the most that would have happened is people would have thought, “look at the weirdo with the GoPro.” It’s just not suspicious to have a camera at a place where there are tons of people. It’s not even especially suspicious to do weird shit with a camera where there are tons of people. Or to look weird yourself.