Culture | November 02, 2007 | 2 comments

CCTV in the UK is no silver bullet

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2202768,00.html

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Mr_Costello
It's not only about civil liberties. The cameras produce fallible images, encourage detachment, and corrode civic values. The bustling high street in the Hampshire village of Stockbridge is less than a mile from end to end. Pretty red brick cottages consumed by blushing ivy face a parade of long-established local businesses: a butcher, a grocer, a ladies' dress shop, as well as a number of newer enterprises, including two art galleries, which have sprung up to cater for the tourists tempted by the trout fishing in the nearby river Test.

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2 comments // CCTV in the UK is no silver bullet

  • officehamster
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      officehamster  

    • The use of CCTV in areas that have low crime problems
      shows that it's more about the need to watch our every move, and less about making sure we are safe. A physical presence such as a bobbie on the beat would be much the better option.

    • 4 years ago
  • Mr_Costello
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