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There's zero proof anywhere that these devices do anything about crimes. How could they? A camera can't lock someone up.
by array_key_first 6mo ago
There's zero proof anywhere that these devices do anything about crimes. How could they? A camera can't lock someone up.
- loeg 6mo agoThey provide law enforcement timely information about the location of wanted (e.g., stolen) vehicles. Law enforcement can act on that information. If law enforcement does not have that information, it cannot act on it.
- vjsrinivas 6mo agoThese systems have provided incorrect data, and law enforcement often misuse that data to stalk, attack, and wrongfully arrest innocent people. Privacy matters to everyone - especially for ones who don't care about privacy.
- array_key_first 6mo agoLaw enforcement can act on that information, but they can do a lot of things. Whether they actually are is a different question. You're also ignoring the risk here. These devices open up a whooooole new class of mistakes that can be made. There have already been people wrongfully jailed due to surveillance technology.