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Cameras everywhere is great. It makes the streets safer. Next big thing is cameras in cars which will make the roads safer. Just the other day I listened to a p
by tinyhouse 5y ago
Cameras everywhere is great. It makes the streets safer. Next big thing is cameras in cars which will make the roads safer. Just the other day I listened to a podcast on a murder case and one of the key evidence was residential cameras that captured the vehicle of the killer at 3am.
Now for those Facebook/Nextdoor groups. I rally dislike them. Too many crazy people that report weird stuff (and racist too).
- raspyberr 5y agoBut cameras don't reduce crime rate.
- tinyhouse 5y agoI don't know the numbers so cannot argue. But, even if they don't deter people (which I doubt), they sure help solving some serious crimes (I can provide plenty of examples). That means they help putting criminals behind bars - making the streets safer. Cameras today can even be used as self defense. People are less likely to hit someone in public if they are being filmed. Look how phone cameras changed the way police do things for example. Why? because they know they are being filmed and cannot get away like they used to. I rest my case.
- micah94 5y ago> ...changed the way police do things Not sure if you're being sarcastic there. Filming police brutality is like a national pass time. Cameras haven't changed anything. Having more examples of police beating the crap out of people is the only "change" I've seen.
- maccolgan 5y agoOnly the police can do that, but now we have evidence that we wouldn't have otherwise.