A Surveillance Camera On Every Chicago Street Corner?

Mike writes "Chicago Mayor Daley has stated that if his Olympic dreams come true, by 2016 there will be a surveillance camera on 'every street corner in Chicago.' Just like in London, elected officials all over America appear to be happily advancing a 'surveillance society' without regard for civil rights or privacy concerns. Ray Orozco, executive director of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications is quoted as saying, 'We're going to grow the system until we eventually cover one end of the city to the other.'" Chicago has been developing its surveillance network for some time, but it seems they plan to continue increasing the scale.

Comments

Re:The cameras do nothing

[Karganeth]

Christ, they put those cameras in several years ago in the most high crime parts of Chicago. And you know what? They're still the most high crime parts of Chicago.

CCTV does not prevent crime. It helps to presecute those who commit it, taking them off the streets.

If you're outdoors, you have no privacy.

[EWAdams]

I really, really don't get all this wingeing about privacy rights on the public streets. Here's a tip: if you're outdoors, you're not in private. Anybody can look at you. Anybody can take your picture. If you don't like that, stay inside. Celebrities deal with this all the time and you don't hear them asking the government to prevent it.