Why are people opposed to high-resolution video cameras at
intersections for the expressed purpose of eliminating red light running by motorists?
Why do drivers oppose video camera speed
traps?
How would your behavior change if you knew at any point in
time it could be caught on camera and all 330 million people in America and
countless global viewers of Youtube would be able to comment on then judge your
behavior as acceptable or not?
For instance, if Pete Kott knew that everyone in the world was
going to see his “meetings” with VECO
executive Bill Allen would he have gone?
If you knew that if you run that next red light, three days later there
will be a letter from the police with a $100 citation included, would you run
it? Would the cops still have beaten Rodney
King if they knew the world was watching?
A video camera puts everyone on his or her best, most
socially acceptable behavior. Ok, it is
a theory, but I imagine that in many circumstances the outcome of interchanges would
be more fair for all participants with video cameras present than without.
Is this big brother?
Probably, but our collective behavior is making it a requirement. Besides, we would get better government, business
that is more efficient, greater worker productivity, and less spending tax
dollars on fixing the impacts of socially irresponsible behaviors.
Investment winners:
Data storage, broadband, camera and video editing software, security
firms, installation and maintenance firms.
Losers: ?
I think cameras for this particular instance is fine. But, I like most worry about the "slippery slope" of "Big Brother".
Surveillance Cameras are already in place in many public places throughout the world such as New York and London. What about the need of wanting to be anonymous in public spaces - will that be gone?
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