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Originally Posted by Letum
I find it hard to belive that cameras don't hep at all. There are undoubtably some cases they have helped with.
However I do not belive the breach of privicy, even in a public place, is worth the benafits.
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I watched a 60 minutes report with hidden cameras going into the London stations a while back. THe camera operators sat around checking out womens breats more than looking for any real crime - and yes those cams can zoom right down into their shirts! I was quite amazed. Anyway, maybe this is part of the problem?
Oh - I forgot - they did help on crime. Statistically, they cut down on people loitering, particulary youths. Violent crime actually went up where cameras were most present and did nothing to counter it.
-S