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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Channel 5 last night |
I watched a programme on channel 5 last night about crime in London. It was basically about how effective the cctv is for catching street criminals. There were 2 chaps in the control room looking at 70 camaras. During their 12 hour shift on a Friday night they assisted it 6 crimes, 3 each. these included a gang of lads on bikes who allegedly had a gun. This also needed the police helicopter, and some drug dealing. At the end of the programme the narrator stated that following the nights activity 2 people had received a caution for drug dealing. That is a hell of a lot of resourses for 2 cautions!!! |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
This has been my point entirely about the over-provision of CCTV. It simply isn't cost effective either. It detected what, 3 crimes, but did it stop any? Nobody knows. |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
roythebus wrote: This has been my point entirely about the over-provision of CCTV. It simply isn't cost effective either. It detected what, 3 crimes, but did it stop any? Nobody knows. In London its very effective .....................and intrusive................ people feel re-assured by its presence 
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| Author: | peterorl [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
I would feel much safier in my cab if i knew that cctv is more effective and stops more crimes and catches criminals ! |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
A bored CCTV operator can cause more mayhem on a single shift than most criminals can create in a month, imagine the cost that tens of thousands of these bored mischief maker could induce by means of their having half a braincell between the lot of them. Take every camera away and we'd save £billions on police wild goose chases and then the police could focus on real crime and not fictional crime. |
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| Author: | GBC [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
Local authorities in London use most of their CCTV cameras for raising revenue. Anyone who stops for a millisecond can expect the full weight of the councils resources to come after them! |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
grandad wrote: I watched a programme on channel 5 last night about crime in London. It was basically about how effective the cctv is for catching street criminals. There were 2 chaps in the control room looking at 70 camaras. During their 12 hour shift on a Friday night they assisted it 6 crimes, 3 each. these included a gang of lads on bikes who allegedly had a gun. This also needed the police helicopter, and some drug dealing. At the end of the programme the narrator stated that following the nights activity 2 people had received a caution for drug dealing. That is a hell of a lot of resourses for 2 cautions!!! Some of the high level stuff takes 12-18 months to reach the courts. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Channel 5 last night |
There was one cracking bit where the police caught an illegal hotdog seller. They took all his hotdogs and threw them into a rubbish bin. They then sent the chap on his way. 15 minutes later he was digging the hotdogs out of the bin and selling them again. 
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