Surveillance Cameras and Terrorism
I was going to write something about the foolishness of adding cameras to public spaces as a response to terrorism threats, but Scott Henson said it already:
Homeland Security Ubermeister Michael Chertoff just told NBC’s Tim Russert on Meet the Press this morning that the United States should invest in “cameras and dogs” to protect subway, rail and bus transit systems from terrorist attacks.
B.S.
Surveillance cameras didn’t deter the terrorist attacks in London. They didn’t stop the courthouse killing spree in Atlanta. But they’re prone to abuse. And at the end of they day they don’t reduce crime.
david • July 12, 2005 8:39 AM
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See, there are even MORE foolish responses than cameras available. I know, that’s no excuse.
Note that the mode in which cell phones have been used to detonate bombs, using the built-in alarm function, is unaffected by Big Brother’s heroic actions here. Not to mention that always defending against the attack that already happened is the surest sign of a dinosaur that simply doesn’t know yet it’s dead, nor had the sense yet to fall down.
OWell. Maybe now that there’s been an attack against some other mode, some of the insanity at the airports will begin to subside.