CCTV Cameras In UK Get Loudspeakers

An anonymous reader writes, "Big Brother is another step closer in the UK where the ever ubiquitous CCTV cameras are being fitted with loudspeakers so that camera operators who spot activities deemed 'anti-social' can berate the citizens below. In January 2004 there were more than 4,285,000 CCTV cameras in the UK (roughly 1 for every 4 households). No data about the number of CCTV cameras now in use in the UK is available."

Comments

The error was so ironic

[mukund]

Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.

interesting...

[aftershockbtc]

Can they play the 1812 overture?

In soviet russia

[Mortirer]

In soviet Russia, you don't tell the government what to do, it tells YOU! Oh....wait....crap

Oh, the spoiled dreams...

[tod_miller]

"Come on now, that enough of that you two, get a room! And young lady, cover up a bit!"

I retrained myself from imagining what a seedy operator might say but 'go on, give her one for us lot, we are watching'

or, the fun, shouting out 'give me your wallet', or 'I am watching you, yes... muahaha... you'. Or basic wolf whistling and 'nice tits love'.

Bastards. Luckily I got all the deviant behaviour out of my system before I started dosing.

Not without incident.

*slash* applies for a job as a camera operator

Re:Numbers

[peterpi]

Number of rubbish bags stolen from the front of my house in the last month: 6

I bet the devils did it on the same day each week!

They do it where I live too. Big gang of fellers in a great big antisocial looking lorry.

Re:nothing wrong

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

That's "autumn" here in the UK, you insensitive clod!

Re:1984 - Almost

[halcyon1234]

Actually, I think the loudspeakers will be shouting something different.

"You... Yes, you behind the bike shed... stand still laddy!"

Re:Where do they get figures from

[spun]

Thus the loudspeakers. I picture the scenario going something like this:

"Hey you with the ski-mask on, we see you! Stop beating up on that poor old woman. Don't you take her handbag, I mean it. Stop it! Really, we're going to find you, Mr. possibly a 6'-4" possibly male most-likely caucasian. We have software that can recognize you by your walk. Hey, stop that! Stop walking all funny! Okay boys, it's got to be John Cleese, no one else that tall can walk that funny, go get him!"