From: louisnews Newstrom (louisnews@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Sep 14 2002 - 09:53:32 MDT
From: bill@wkidston.freeserve.co.uk
> The article makes the point that the surveillance is being sold on
> increased security, but there is very little evidence to support any
> increase in security.
I know Harvey has pointed this out quite a lot.
> For example, the recent school shooting incidents were all done by
> pupils who were entitled to be on the premises. Surveillance would not
> have rung any alarm bells until the shooting started. So surveillance
> has no effect on criminals who don't mind being caught. This would
> include suicide terrorists, of course.
Knowing that their actions would be recorded for everyone to see would
actually make that school a PREFERRED target of suicide terrorists, or
mal-contents who want to commit suicide in a big way.
--- Louis Newstrom louisnews@comcast.net
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