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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:What a lot of Americans don't realize.. by Gordonjcp · · Score: 3, Informative

    That is entirely untrue. What a lot of Americans fail to realise is that the Queen has *no* power of any kind.