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Or perhaps not. Other countries in western Europe are fine without it, and with a low(er) crime rate to boot. You believe in a connection between surveillance
by darklajid 14y ago
Or perhaps not.
Other countries in western Europe are fine without it, and with a low(er) crime rate to boot.
You believe in a connection between surveillance and crimes. Exactly that assumption is the part that seems debatable - even if we ignore the whole privacy argument.
- mibbitier 14y agoCCTV increases conviction rates, and acts as a deterrent. It also serves to make the public feel safer.
- darklajid 14y agoAnd your source is..? I think my post stated that this is exactly the problem: The 'facts' you list are disputed, the discussion ongoing. This interpretation of yours is not proven. Opponents argue that most statistics are of the causation != correlation kind and that thinking that CCTVs stop crimes is like believing in stopping piracy by suing old ladys for downloading 3 Britney Spears songs.