On 16/8/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: >Personally I dislike the surveillance cameras that are popping up all >over the place. I think they represent a restriction of my personal >freedom as well as a way for authorities to give the public a false >sense of security, and I object to both. However, if a hobby >photographers/artist/newsreporter wants to take my picture in public, I >don't object one bit. I guess I prefer being seen by Little Brother, if >you know what I mean...
Before 7/7 in London I would have tended to agree, but the speed with which the bombers were identified and caught was partly a result of CCTV images. I've decided that the threat to life from mass murderers outweighs the personal freedom issue. I'm happy with it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
