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Will this prevent crime? Maybe No. Unless your camera is being held by a human being who can take action. Cameras do not prevent crime. That's just marketing

Will this prevent crime? Maybe No. Unless your camera is being held by a human being who can take action. Cameras do not prevent crime. That's just marketing. All they do is let people watch crimes after they've happened, and share the videos to spread fear to other people, which then sells more cameras. If doorbell cameras prevented crime, the internet would be full of videos of people trying to steal packages, then changing their minds when they see the camera. Instead, it's all just recordings of a crime that has already been committed.

ChoGGi 9mo ago
My garage was broken into twice within three years, cameras up two years ago, and nothing yet. I may also have a nice rock for sale, we'll see how it goes.
- mosburger 9mo ago
  Yeah - I think it still a bit of a deterrent ... today, not everyone has a camera, and if I were a thief and one house had cameras while the place next door did not, guess which one I'm gonna rob? But I wonder how much of that will wear off once everybody has one.
  - reaperducer 9mo ago
    if I were a thief and one house had cameras while the place next door did not, guess which one I'm gonna rob? But we're talking about doorbell cameras here, not giant boxes in the sky with flashing strobe lights on them. A thief doesn't know if there's a doorbell camera on a particular home until they're already on the porch and recorded.
    - m10i 9mo ago
      > A thief doesn't know if there's a doorbell camera on a particular home until they're already on the porch and recorded. When a thief wants to steal something, they usually stop trying to steal that thing once they become aware they are being monitored. Even if they only realized once they reached the porch. It's not a guarantee, but it's something. And it provides a trail to follow if something is stolen (or worse).
- reaperducer 9mo ago
  My garage was broken into twice within three years, cameras up two years ago, and nothing yet. Maybe your thief moved away. Most burglars work in their own neighborhoods.

ChoGGi 9mo ago

My garage was broken into twice within three years, cameras up two years ago, and nothing yet. I may also have a nice rock for sale, we'll see how it goes.

mosburger 9mo ago
Yeah - I think it still a bit of a deterrent ... today, not everyone has a camera, and if I were a thief and one house had cameras while the place next door did not, guess which one I'm gonna rob? But I wonder how much of that will wear off once everybody has one.
- reaperducer 9mo ago
  if I were a thief and one house had cameras while the place next door did not, guess which one I'm gonna rob? But we're talking about doorbell cameras here, not giant boxes in the sky with flashing strobe lights on them. A thief doesn't know if there's a doorbell camera on a particular home until they're already on the porch and recorded.
  - m10i 9mo ago
    > A thief doesn't know if there's a doorbell camera on a particular home until they're already on the porch and recorded. When a thief wants to steal something, they usually stop trying to steal that thing once they become aware they are being monitored. Even if they only realized once they reached the porch. It's not a guarantee, but it's something. And it provides a trail to follow if something is stolen (or worse).
reaperducer 9mo ago
My garage was broken into twice within three years, cameras up two years ago, and nothing yet. Maybe your thief moved away. Most burglars work in their own neighborhoods.