Surveillance cameras don’t take sick days
Editor:
Mayor Peter Milobar and council are acting like neanderthals.
Money spent on surveillance cameras is far better than spending money on more bylaw officers.
The only people opposed to cameras are criminals and the bleeding hearts who think criminals should have more rights than their victims.
The only place you get true privacy is in your home, in a room with no windows. Once you go out of your house, you are in public, where everyone can see you
If you behave and don’t break the law, cameras won’t bother you.
They are on-duty 24/7. They don’t need bathroom breaks, maternity leave or sick days.
They don’t require medical, dental or pension benefits.
They don’t need vehicles or WCB or other insurance.
Cameras are infinitely better and cheaper than humans.
The best thing cameras have to offer is a photographic memory as a picture is worth a thousand words.
Criminals charged with horrible crimes get off because of human-witness fallibility.
By the time they are needed in court, they can’t remember exactly what they saw, what was said or exactly what the suspect looked like.
Would a bylaws officer intervene in a dangerous situation or are they instructed to stand back and call 911?
The RCMP has always wanted to place cameras in high-crime areas. There are enough officers on light duty from injuries or in the office to man several monitors 24 hours a day.
They would be able to assess the situation and dispatch help immediately.
The best part is if there is an incident, it will be on a recording for review. With time and place displayed on the recording, it will make prosecution easier.
Good-quality cameras with enlargement capabilities will help with prosecuting vandals, drug dealers and other criminals.
When our safety is in jeopardy, knowing Big Brother is watching could save a life.
A group of people almost killed a man on the North Shore last week.
If that group had been at the North Shore transit station with cameras in place, the RCMP would have a good start to an investigation.
For now, they rely on tips.
Jay Barlow
Kamloops
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