My topic is surveillance technology. What comes to mind when I think of this are video cameras. I also think of this show that I once watched called “Wild Police Videos.” This show featured clips of film from surveillance cameras that were placed in police cars, liquor stores, and other stores. There was one clip that showed a police officer pulling over a driver. When the policeman went over to the car, the suspect started shooting at him and drove off. There was another clip of a man robbing a liquor store at gun point. The sales clerk that was being robbed pulled out a gun and had a shoot off with the robber. Thanks to the surveillance cameras, in both cases, the suspects on tape were caught and arrested. These surveillance camera video clips show how important it is to have surveillance technology for better safety in society. It is very important for businesses for robbery and theft prevention. Even at my old job working at a restaurant, one of my co-workers was fired because she was caught on camera stealing a cell phone and money from the register. Investing in surveillance technology is important for companies, and essential for some, such as a bank.
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What world would you rather live in:
ReplyDeleteConsider City Number One. In this place, the myriad cameras report their urban scenes straight to Police Central, where security officers use sophisticated image processors to scan for infractions against the public order - or perhaps against an established way of thought. Citizens walk the streets aware that any word or deed may be noted by agents of some mysterious bureau.
or City #2
At first sight, things seem quite similar in City Number Two. Again, there are ubiquitous cameras, perched on every vantage point. Only here we soon find a crucial difference. The devices do not report to the secret police. Rather, each and every citizen of this metropolis can lift his or her wristwatch/TV and call up images from any camera in town.
Here, a late-evening stroller checks to make sure no one lurks beyond the corner she is about to turn.
Over there, a tardy young man dials to see if his dinner date still waits for him by the city hall fountain.
A block away, an anxious parent scans the area and finds which way her child has wandered off.
Over by the mall, a teenage shoplifter is taken into custody gingerly, with minute attention to ritual and rights, because the arresting officer knows the entire process is being scrutinized by untold numbers who watch intently, lest his neutral professionalism lapse.
In City Two, such microcameras are banned from many indoor places ... except Police Headquarters! There, any citizen may tune in on bookings, arraignments, and especially the camera control room itself, making sure that the agents on duty look out for violent crime - and only crime. .
Surveillance cameras are a big help for stores, malls, parking lots, and even roads. Recorded incidents are evidence. These can be very useful for finding people who are caught doing something wrong by the camera.
ReplyDeleteGuy Chambliss