From: Sally Pitts (sally2887@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 07:26:01 MDT
>From: louisnews Newstrom <louisnews@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>To: extropians@extropy.org
>Subject: Re: surveillance helps science progress. Was: surveillance helps
>the innocent
>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 07:35:10 -0500
>
>From: spike66 <spike66@attbi.com>
>
> > If we had enough overlapping timestamped video, the cops
> > could calmly drive to the place where the perp is hiding,
> > scoop up his ass and throw it in the slammer.
>
>But "enough" would have to cover the entire world! Even if the entire
>city was covered with cameras, all a criminal would have to do is drive
>out of the city. Then the situation would be just like it is now. Bank
>cameras show a guy in a mask rob the bank, and then leave your field of
>view. Only surveillence of every spot on the planet would stop this.
>
couldn't satellite photos take over for uncongested areas. I think it's a
great idea.
> > Assume a violent criminal gets caught 20% of
> > the time,
>
>This is not a great return from the expense of putting a camera every 10
>feet on the planet.
Cameras and a PC to handle them are getting cheaper and cheaper, and wide
view cameras could cover a lot of space.
_________________________________________________________________
Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail.
http://www.hotmail.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:16:57 MST