Hi Rosemary I've written a long post on the topic, but please check out this article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-17704354
London and NY are two of the most heavily "camered" cities in the world. You can literally go nowhere in London without being on CCTV. Regards Justin On Saturday, October 18, 2014 5:14:48 PM UTC+2, Rose007 wrote: > > Yes, I am a great supporter of OBSID - and am very grateful for some of > the services provided. > > However, I have a few concerns: > > We vote for the "board" who do tremendous work BUT do they then have *carte > blanche* to do as they please without consulting the levy payers? (eg: > wanting to open a shelter for the homeless in Arnold Street, removing > street patrollers) As I said a few months ago, why do sophisticated cities > like London and New York still have "bobbies on the beat" if it is so > out-dated? > > Seems to me that some areas are more equal than others. We all pay our > levies but some areas have cameras and other areas nothing.......... > > Am I out of line? > > > -- OPS [Obsid Public Safety] - 24/7 control room ---------------------------------------------- 021-447-1066 072-063-1653 For all emergencies please dial 10111 ---------------------------------------------- ONW: 082 081 0142, ONW email: [email protected] WEB: www.obswatch.org.za ---------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Observatory Neighbourhood watch group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/obsnw?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
