The CCT surveillance mainly benefits us when it comes to Law and Order such as prevention and prevalence of crimes. CCT surveillance has brought about convenience to officers patrolling specific vicinity. Instead of patrolling at a certain area, you watch for injustice at four different areas at the same time. With CCT surveillance installed at certain district, the crime rates were reduced. The fact the CCT surveillance is labeled NYPD gives the offenders to have a second thought before actually attempting to commit the crime. CCT surveillance has been multiplying in vicinity where it is the terrorist’s prime target to beef up security. How does it beef up security? The CCT surveillance can monitor up to an estimated number of 14 people on each camera. Imagine how many people it can monitor with so many cameras in the vicinity. CCT surveillance has done us a lot as it has managed to track down criminals who has escaped and offenders of a recent crimes.
The disadvantages are that the CCT surveillance is very vulnerable. It might be destroyed without capturing who did caused it. Criminals might find out ways to take out the cameras first before committing the crimes. If there is an electrical shortage, all the cameras will stop functioning and the criminals might cease the opportunity to commit crimes. The CCT surveillance are not perfect all the time as it might malfunction or spoil. It might also invades the privacy of the public. Imagine somebody watching every single thing you do every where you go, you would not like it to right?
In my own opinion, I think the CCT surveillance has the same amount of both advantages and disadvantages.
I fully agree with what you have wrote in your first entry but you did not say anything regarding the cost of the cameras. Imagine if a CCTV cameras cost $120 and $400, and there is about 10 to 20 cameras around the vicinity. It will cost about $1200 at least, to about $8000 at most, do you really think that the government is willing to give in this money at this time where there is an economic downturn?
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You said that CCTV cameras should be install at places where troubles strikes most, for example banks and tunnels, but shouldn't these places had been installed with CCTV cameras already?
I think CCTV cameras would not invade the privacy of the public as it is easily spotted and not hidden so public should not be afraid as they will still have privacy at certain areas. Although its quite creepy having cameras watching your every move but Singaporean can feel safer wherever they go so its still better having CCTV cameras around despite the disadvantages.