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Talking CCTV to Scold Offenders in UK

Posted by samzenpus on from the you-are-hereby-fined-1-credit-for-violation-of-the-verbal-morality-code dept.

linumax writes "The most monitored nation of the world is getting an interesting new service. According to a BBC News story, "Talking" CCTV cameras that tell off people dropping litter or committing anti-social behaviour are to be extended to 20 areas across England.They are already used in Middlesbrough where people seen misbehaving can be told to stop via a loudspeaker, controlled by control centre staff."

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  1. Re:ATTN: SWITCHEURS! by bytesex · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is that why you've been trolling /. for weeks and weeks now ? Can I ask you a kind question ? Will you please give it up ?

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    Religion is what happens when nature strikes and groupthink goes wrong.
  2. Re:Where did the UK go wrong??? by stinkbomb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is really the crux of the issue; cameras in public places, monitoring public places.

    The camera in this context is really just an improvement on the cop walking a beat. Yes, it's impersonal, and yes, it reminds some of "1984", but a public police camera monitoring a public space is a far cry from a brutal totalitarian regime. A fictional one no less.