[bloodrayne]

Dustin and I were watching a show last night in which they were discussing the fact that New York has put up security cameras in the street lights, above the sidewalks in the city...

There were protestors with signs complaining that this was an invasion of privacy...


This is how I see it.....When a person is out in public, there IS no privacy...What's the difference between someone looking at you on a security monitor, and everyone looking at you from across the sidewalk?....I don't understand the point that these people are trying to make.....It's common knowledge that most criminals will not commit a crime until they are sure no one's watching, if they know that someone is ALWAYS watching, that should be a deterrent, right?....I think it's a pretty logical means to try to cut down on the crime in New York (or ANY big city)

I can't imagine how anyone would have a problem with it, unless they ARE the criminals...How can the 'average law-abiding' citizen, have a problem with this...Am I missing something?

One of the protestors said, "Everyone has SOMETHING that they don't want the world to see, and we have a right to protect that"....Okay, even if that's true, It isn't like 'those things' would be put on display in public anyway, so the cameras wouldn't be seeing it......And, when I thought about that statement, I tried to think of something that I, personally, wouldn't want anyone to see (for whatever reason), because the guy said "EVERYONE'...All that I could think of was that I wouldn't want people to see me naked, and I wouldn't want them to watch me having sex...BUT, those are things that I wouldn't do in public...So, what's the big deal?


Stores have used security cameras to deter shoplifters for years, how is this any different?


I discussed this with Dustin, he couldn't come up with anything other than what I did...So, I figured I would ask you guys...