Crime cameras not capturing many crimes
A fascinating study of security cameras in San Francisco has concluded that any effect on they have on crime is incredibly localized, and they only works on certain kinds of crime -- furthermore, the same number of crimes end up getting committed in the long run, just down the street from the cameras. Still, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vows to continue putting up the little orwellscopes, because they lull people into feeling secure.
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