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> "The problem is that the police have other stuff to do, and they might as well be pissing in the wind with the amount of bike theft here. They could do a huge
by ZenoArrow 9y ago
> "The problem is that the police have other stuff to do, and they might as well be pissing in the wind with the amount of bike theft here. They could do a huge crackdown, but that's unsustainable and after the crackdown we'll be right back to the same theft rate."
How about using CCTV at bicycle locking points? Combined with satellite imagery it should be a relatively non-resource intensive way to catch the thiefs. Of course, there's still the question of whether a surveillance-based solution is worse than the crime it's meant to address.
- krageon 9y agoLet's not turn Dutch cities into another example of the horrifying panopticon that UK cities have become.
- funnyfacts365 9y agoDude, they already are. Cameras everywhere
- avar 9y agoCCTV is heavily restricted in The Netherlands, and you need to post a prominent sign in any public place that's under CCTV surveillance, this would obviously make it ineffective to catch thieves.
- coldtea 9y ago>How about using CCTV at bicycle locking points? Now you have two problems -- and a freezing cold wind coming in from the wide open Overton window.