Government Surveillance Cameras on Every Street Corner?

Why not, Ken?

 

Alqaeda doesnt want us to put camaras on every street corner. that is ridiculous. Alqaeda wants control of the land that isreal is on.

 

No.
It's not necessary.

 

Guiliani has a position that Alqeada wants us to put cameras on every street corner?

 

Because they hate our freedoms. As for cameras on every street corner, I don't think they are going to consult us about it anyway. Right now as I drive down the highway to work everyday I see a camera pointed at me about every exit or two, and there are RFID readers pointed at the highway to monitor passing vehicles.

 

Which helps with traffic control and reporting and is wise.

 

It would appear that in New York City it is acceptable for government to film but others can only do it with government permission and they don't always get it...

 

I would support the ACLU on this. Man did that hurt to say.

 

Yeah, its all about control and reporting. It may be wise, depending on what your trying to accomplish.

 

What difference does it make? Seriously, I'm curious. When a crime is committed, the authorities are free to seize video from private businesses/citizens which may have caught the crime. Would there be any difference here?

This is a sticky situation for me. There is no question, as has been talked about on the media, that the cameras in London were the biggest single clue used to find the terrorists behind the July 7th attacks in the subways. More than likely, they will once again be used well to catch the perps who set today's car bombs. As far as catching people who have committed crimes, I love the idea. At the same time, I don't want the government to abuse the power, which they always do, by just vollowing private citizens around wherever they may go when they have done nothing wrong.

I wish there was a way to use them, but they could only be viewed by anyone if a proven crime had been committed. I don't see a way for it to happen like that.

Really no sense in arguing about it. It's going to happen anyway. We've already got it here in Houston with the "red light" cameras and a few "public security" cameras dowtown.

James

PS Another question I have in my own mind: We don't mind having more police officers on the streets to watch us in public, yet we have a problem with cameras doing the same. Why is that?

 

I am confused by this. How does have a video camera on a street corner affect my freedom?

So have I. Very fascinating

 

Al Qaeda hates us because we aren't them. It's that simple. They hated the west long before the 1950s (Sorry, Rep. Paul) and long before we had IPods and mosques next to churches (sorry, Rudy).

As for cameras on "every street corner," how will that help the local towns and areas where there are no "street corners" per se?

Sounds to me like we're trying to create a massive govt. bureacracy because another govt. bureacracy isn't doing its job securing our borders. Then again, weren't most of the 9/11 perps legal at one point? I know many had expired visas.

I digress: I oppose this plan due to cost and ineffectiveness and due to the fact that I'm suspicious of it taking away a citizen's privacy.

 

I agree, but that wasn't the question.

The question was How does have a video camera on a street corner affect my freedom?

I am still interested in the answer to the question. So far, I am not clear on how this is a freedom issue. If the camera were in your house, or pointed directly at your house, I could understand the issue. But how is a camera on a public street corner a limit on freedom?