Surveillance technology as evidence

Last time i visited my aunt, i saw a strange picture of her on her counter. I took a closer look at it, and i realized it was a picture of her making an illegal turn at a stoplight. It was actually a really funny picture because she looked like she had no idea what she was doing. This picture was taken by one of the cameras that you see at stoplights that help law enforcement give out tickets. I researched more information on these stoplight video cameras. These help law enforement officials give out traffic citations wusing evidence of the surveillance technology rather than witnesses and citing the person, going by memory instead of eveidence to give out the citation. This has also helped law enforement to focus on patrolling more important things rather than consuming their time chasing after traffic violators. The cameras take care of the taffic violaters while the police can focus on patrolling and stopping more serious crimes such as robbery, and violent offenses, or public disturbances. Although it is very helpful to law enforement, it upsets a lot of motorists. The motorists loose the ability to discuss the situation with an officer, and explain why they did what they did. An example could be that a driver went through a red light because the light just turned red and it would have been dangerous to slam on the brakes right when they saw the light turn red. A lot also arugue this may be a violation of privacy. It could also be a good thing because it causes people to drive more safely knowing that there is a camera watching them that can send out a ticket showing evidence.

Media Diet

This Media Diet project has made realize how much I am exposed to the media everyday. For 5 days in a row i wrote down when i watched TV, went on internet sites, read books or magazines. Everyday that i recorded i went on facebook and watched TV. I limited my time on the internet because of all the homework that i had, but everyday I spent about an hour on facebook, and about 20 minutes on the SCU website checking my email. On day one, I read the People magazine at the gym, and i also read my Spanish textbook. I rarely ever read books unless i have to for school. The show that I watched on TV was Jersey shore and LAW and Order SVU. Day 2 I also read another magazine at the gym, and watched Law and Order SVU (I watched SVU every night before bed except on Day 3.) Day 3 I also went on my computer for about an hour and a half for facebook and to check email. Also i watched the Goodmorning America 7 o clock news with my roomate before going to school. On Day 4 i was exposed to my usual daily media consumption except i also watched the move "The Town" which I enjoyed. Day 5 i did the usual hour and a half f internet use, read a magazine at the gym and watched SVU law and order. My daily media consumption was consistent for the most part because i have a set daily rountine schedule, but on average I probably spent about 5 hours a day reading, watching TV, and using the internet.