On 23, Mar 2007, at 22:00, David Cragg wrote: > In our Sainsbury's it is us on TV. We now even have CCTV in the > stores toilets. After seeing a notice to that effect stuck to the door > this week on entering both annex and gents proper I found the cameras > (which are about smoke detector size and shape). In our shop > they are sited to give a good view inside the gents through the open > door of the cubicles and also show the backs of gents using the other > facilities - meaning one now has to remember where the camera is at > all times and not step back unbuttoned! > > I understand, from a friend who works in Sainsbury's, that the > cameras were installed in response to an incident last year when > unaccompanied minor using the toilets in a different Sainsbury's was > found in distress. The media outcry this caused has persuaded > Sainsbury's to install toilet CCTV cameras in their stores.
Are they wired for sound as well ? What happens if an unaccompanied minor gets in distress behind a closed cubicle door ? Isn't is simpler to put a sign on the door "no unaccompanied minors to use these facilities" Are there similar arrangements in the ladies loo ? On the positive side, thinking back to school days, at least there would be proof of who could pee furthest up the wall. Beeky
