Funding to double the number of CCTV cameras in Lewisham is good but there are also drawbacks.
Widespread CCTV coverage is on one hand a marvellous idea. It reduces crime in specific areas and makes them safer.
But what happens. Crime doesn't just vanish, it moves to areas where there are no CCTV cameras. In the end will every street corner, lamppost and bus stop contain cameras?
People applied to be on Big Brother so their every move could be recorded but what if we don't want this?
My concern is how many times a day residents will end up on camera. With the way society is going we might as well all become film stars because at least then someone would shout lights, camera, action.
Jeff Davis
Lee High Road
September 7, 2001 9:09
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