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Uploaded by on Feb 11, 2008

A report out by the BBC says a London citizen is caught on camera on average 300 times per day. But does 'Big Brother' help or hurt UK citizens?

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  • a camera has never stopped a crime . Its recorded many , unless you have one person watching each camera 24/7 its just a record for posterity !

  • I would like to know who is watching those people who are watching us!!

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  • It's only if you're bent that you need worry about CCTV . Otherwise why would shops like Argos etc be doing a roaring trade in home CCTV cameras. The average person at home welcomes them.

  • You might appreciate this: "The Final Word On CCTV"

    watch?v=NjScdABvS48

  • George Orwell was right in 1984 - also Down & Out in Paris & London shows society hasn't changed & Animal Farm is also worth reading - Orwell predicted right - well before 1984!!

  • @screwtherules88 "There's no need to be paranoid, people watching the cameras are there to spot criminals"

    = Why don't they concentrate on the CAUSES of crime rather than the results of crime? The CCTV cameras only catch low-level Average Joe criminals. What about the criminals in Parliament condemning us to a lifetime of debt?

    They use CCTV to guide protesters through the streets like cattle. CCTV takes away a lot of power from a group who want to make an agressive demonstration

  • @skyraider200 cameres have stopped crimes... dont you ever watch road wars on sky one.. they catch people in the progress of nicking cars and shit. plus they help put bad people away from commiting more crimes. i live in the suburbs and theres not so many cameras out here.

  • In high crime districts I do agree with it as long as someone is watching the camera, the police are nearby, and they are called the moment something is spotted on camera that is a crime. Then it can be coordinated with law enforcement to reduce crime in "bad" areas. Other than that I don't ever want one INSIDE my house where someone can watch.

  • *what's with all that debate around privacy?*

    Surveillance demolishes trust.

    *The films are not released to public*

    Yes they are, you need only put in a FOI request and pay the small fee.

    *watchers see millions of people, they won't gave a crap about whether you're pretty or whatever*

    Human nature dictates that this is exactly what will happen, one particular *whatever* is the disproportionate amount of black people targeted by this system.

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