Surveillance Cameras in Britain Not Effective?

zymurgy_cat writes "An interesting piece in The Christian Science Monitor questions whether or not the 4 million plus cameras in Britain are effective in deterring crime. It touches upon the usual issues of privacy, who has access to the tapes, and so forth. Despite this, people still seem to prefer the cameras."

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Just going from the headline ...

[timothy]

Oh, I bet surveillance cameras in Britain are effective.

They're probably effective at making people feel watched and uneasy whenever they're in any public space, on the reasonable basis that they might be being watched and recorded.

They're probably effective in wearing away (a big lop this time) at the idea that governments should exist to serve citizens, rather than the other way around.

As you were, citizens.

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