Is Big Brother Really Preventing Crime?
We drove through Bed Stuy and East New York on Saturday on our way to Bracci Fences (more on that later) and noticed, for the first time, some of the NYPD surveillance cameras we’ve been hearing so much about that can pan,tilt and zoom, all the while uploading feeds through the Internet to police HQ….
We drove through Bed Stuy and East New York on Saturday on our way to Bracci Fences (more on that later) and noticed, for the first time, some of the NYPD surveillance cameras we’ve been hearing so much about that can pan,tilt and zoom, all the while uploading feeds through the Internet to police HQ. In particular, there were a ton of them along Utica Avenue, including this one at Lincoln Place. The Times questioned how effective the cameras are as a deterent, and the views were mixed, with the benefits appearing to be mostly psychological. We liked the self-preservation sales pitch from one security consultant: “If I put a camera in my store and the mugger goes to the store next door, that’s a win for me.”
The Camera Never Blinks [NY Times] GMAP
Why does the police trying to CATCH criminals (who would then get due process of law) equal summary executions? This is not about the invasion of privacy, it’s the surveillance of public areas. These cameras can’t see anything a beat cop couldn’t.
No, it’s about ending freedom of association.
“ENDING FREEDOM”
for it. Its about public safety.
“PUBLIC”
I don’t care whether they’re feeding kids or buying drugs. It doesn’t matter. Why doesn’t it matter? Because what’s mine is mine and what’s mine is not theirs! If they try to poke their greedy hands into my cookie jar for ANY reason, I expect the police to execute them with EXTREME prejudice. It’s about time we start teaching these people about property rights.
You guys are all crazy. This is the government watching you, keeping tabs of where you go and who you visit. If we allow this to go ahead, there could be cameras everywhere. 1984, anyone? Is this a world you really want to live in?
About time!,
you pretty much naailed it, if by “feed” you mean “shoot heroin into” and “kids” you mean “veins.”
I mean, what is this country coming to when the police try to prevent crimes rather than encourage this much-needed system of wealth redistribution?
gee, About time!
maybe you should move out of crown heights (if anon 01:07 is correct).
i am glad this is happening for the obvious reasons, however i fear it equally…1984 keeps coming to mind. eek!
I support this measure wholeheartedly. I’m sitting on tons of money and other property and I intend to continue sitting on it. If some hungry SOB comes along wanting to feed his kids at my expense, I expect the cops to blow his head clean off.
this is in crown heights, not bed stuy.