Decius wrote:
] flynn23 wrote:
] ]
] ] It's kinda hard to get riled up about this simply due to the
]
] ] fact that there's tangible benefits that can be drawn from
] it.
]
] I think any surveillance system will have tangible benefits.
] The question is whether they outweigh the costs. I've
] certainly been assaulted on 2nd avenue by drunk rednecks. Some
] security to resolve that problem would be useful. Like
] actually having cops on the street at last call. On the other
] hand, a 2nd Avenue where laws are perfectly enforced would
] rapidly cease to be somewhere people went for fun, and so the
] cameras will chase people around the city until eventually
] life is rather intollerable unless you're going from your car
] to the mall and you never have more then one drink and you're
] not an undesirable.

Has there been a documented case of abuse with these tools yet? One of the things that I think saves us from potential abuses is the fact that there's just information overload. If you're job is to sit there and watch the videos, you generally have too much going on to worry about fucking with that negro that just left the club all crunked. I agree that it can happen, but it seems like the benefit will outweigh the risks for quite some time.

RE: Nashville Police to install city wide video surveillance system.