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Unfortunately it still happens, the only difference is they have footage. It's not just CCTV, cameras are ubiquitous, in everyones pockets. Just look at the L
by helen842000 14y ago
Unfortunately it still happens, the only difference is they have footage.
It's not just CCTV, cameras are ubiquitous, in everyones pockets.
Just look at the London riots, and the mugging of a student after he had already been attacked.
It was caught both on smartphone and on CCTV.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15232750 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15232750
Even faced with video evidence they pleaded not guilty.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/02/john-kafunda-reece-donovan-guilty-malaysian-student_n_1315662.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/02/john-kafunda-reec...
They've now been sentenced to 5 and 3.5 years in jail.
The cameras didn't stop it happening. The police watch from afar and convict later.
- mibbitier 14y agoYou're picking out a couple of rare cases, and saying "it still happens". Try living in the US for a while. Over there it happens every day.
- helen842000 14y agoI'm picking out a case that was caught on CCTV I'm suggesting that while CCTV provides footage for conviction it doesn't actually make you safer and stop things in progress. It doesn't matter where you live.