Are CCTV cameras a waste of money?
CCTV cameras are failing to have an effect on crime, despite the huge amount that the UK has invested in them, a Met chief has claimed. Det Ch Insp Neville claims that criminals aren't afraid of the cameras. We have the most CCTV cameras in the world but is the cost of becoming a surveillance society worth it?
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/ from / says:May 8, 19:15
This control freak society will only end in disaster. Treat people as criminals they will be criminals. We are human beings for God's sake. This type of overpowering control is evil. Empower indiviuals to fight back if necessary without fear of prosecution that's a start.
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mick from essex says:May 8, 18:28
Hardly any police on the streets. They must all be sitting in the centres monitoring the CCTV cameras. The only explanation there can be for lack of sightings in no-go areas.
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/ from / says:May 8, 18:09
Awful things that just breed dis-trust
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david from norfolk says:May 8, 16:24
cctv was invaluable when tracking the Islamic bombers 21july!
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chris from herts says:May 8, 14:35
the information is that cctv does not stop crime. it is used more and more by people who should not have access to my private life. we appear to have a higher crime rate in britain than anywhere in europe and we are the most spyed on. the question has never been answered as to who watches us, what training and what security checks are carried out on them. the police cannot watch all the cameras, surely, so civilians must be.
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