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I thought cameras where everywhere in the UK? That's what the internet tells me, at least.

• jdietrich 17y ago
  There's a substantial cultural gap between the UK and the rest of Europe. We've been described as "in Europe, but not of it" which I think is quite apt. The UK has more security cameras per capita than anywhere else in the world. We have more security cameras than the whole of China. This is in stark contrast to our low-surveillance neighbours on the continent who are used to seeing only a few cameras used to oversee a specific high-risk area. Many inner-city British schools now have security guards and a permanent police presence. In London (where the panic over knife crime is at it's worst) it's not uncommon to find secondary schools with airport-style screening at the front doors.
  • joe_fishfish 17y ago
    It seems that here in the UK we trust our government a lot more than we trust our fellow citizens.
  • jordanb 17y ago
    It occurs to me.. I wonder if there's much correlation between these fear-based policies and the penetration of Rupert Murdoch's news media empire in a country.
• viraptor 17y ago
  Well... UK is UK. I moved here some time ago and to be honest cameras don't bother me that much. It's definitely different than Europe (and a lot of people from UK will say they're going to Europe when they're leaving the country...). I couldn't imagine any guards at school in my home town (central/east Europe), but we had cameras outside - pointed mostly at the bike racks / parking spaces. Something like searching anyone's backpack would never be allowed at my school though, unless police got involved - but then again it would have to be official.