This ISN'T Homeland Security...

The UK's ongoing experiment with deploying doubleplusgood surveillance cameras to ~~get Orwell's social plan back on schedule~~ ~~FIGHT CRIME~~ PROTECT THE GOOD CITIZENS OF OCEANIA FROM THE TERRORIST THREAT OF EURASIA! doesn't seem to be producing the expected results...

Closed circuit TV systems are of little use in the fight against crime, a surprise government report claims today.
Home Office researchers who studied 14 schemes across Britain found that only one had brought a clear fall in the local crime rate.

While there was strong public support for CCTV before it was installed, opinion began to shift when people realised the cameras made little difference.

Of course, there are no plans to remove the cameras, or stop the surveillance of private citizens in public spaces. Hat tip to the geek for this one.

Posted on 2005-02-24 13:50:39.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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