For those who do not know, almost every square inch of every English city is covered by the lens of one of it’s 4 million CCTV (Closed circuit television) cameras. If you’re in London, you are most certainly covered by some CCTV. This Orwellian measure is supposed to prevent crime, even though it has been found that the whole program has not been effective at stopping crime.
With the progress of technology, comes that of England’s CCTV. Now there are talking cameras that will scold you for littering. Now, taking photos of police in England is illegal as of February 2009, and punishable by up to ten years in prison and a fine. All in the name of counter terrorism. Also noteworthy is the recent announcement that CCTV will be placed inside the homes of the 20,000 worst families in England. To make it worse, this is the leftist government’s idea, the conservatives wanted to take things much further.
Next thing you know, they’ll be putting cameras in bathroom stalls of 11 year old schoolchildren. Oh wait, they have.
If this mess of a government policy were ever to make its way to Canadian shores, I would hope that people would cause as much of a shitstorm about it as is deserved, so that the people we elect will not let it happen. To quote Benjamin Franklin:
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
im afraid this is coming to the mainland, slowly but steadily.
Posted by central_european on August 9th, 2009.
And the posters don’t help either…
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2002/11/56152#
Très Big Brother comme look…
Posted by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009.