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Originally Posted by Burninator
If you had a camera outside of your window that you knew could see in, I have a feeling that your blinds would indeed be closed. Closed all the time. I can't speak for everyone but I would not feel comfortable knowing that someone could see into my private residence. It's not that I am up to anything illegal or weird, I just don't like the idea of it.
And I especially don't like it, if it's the government. Governments have a history of stepping over their boundary's and violating people rights. Who will police the police? And don't say Coast Guard, because we don't have one.
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Bah. I have drunks outside my window peeing behind the dumpster. If my blinds are closed all the time, how can I laugh and point at them?
Are we also forgetting that this is the police and municipal government we're talking about. It's not the Canadian version of the FBI here. Do you think these cameras are going to be in residential areas? Likely no. Are they going to be aimed at street level in downtown? Likely yes. Do people live at street level in downtown? Ummmm... I can only think of about two residences in downtown where people live at street level and frankly, their blinds are closed all the time anyways due to the sheer number of strangers passing them.
They aren't planning on putting a camera on every block in every area, just in high crime areas. I'm pretty sure if you lived in one of those areas, your blinds are closed all the time anyways and you'd be grateful for anything that would help clear the crime away from your front door.