macsenior08's Blog

Mac,

Many things are done using our safety as the reason to violate our freedoms. They have PROVEN accidents have went UP, where they put cameras at red lights??? Yet, many political parasites and fear mongering control freaks want to put up more? It's not about safety, it's about money and control and the effortless money being generated by an automatic public milking machines!:(

Sadly in the name of fear and our safety, YOU will be on camera when you come out in the real world.:( If we the tax payers can be watched 24/7, why can't we put cameras in all these political parasites offices? So we can see for REAL how hard they work, and the underhanded deals they make?? Good enough for US, it's dam*ed well good enough for them!

Cameras are bad news. I agree with you that they have no place in schools in these numbers as it is spying and an overt invasion of privacy.

MsSr, there are a lot of cameras out in the public, too! At stores they watch us, in parking lots they trail us, and on our highways and on some streets they peep our every move.

I am glad to be moving away from the country for awhile to get some real freedom again.

Well from my information there will be put about 100 cameras in each of the highschools alone. This is just outrageous to me. I understand that there are traffic cameras and such but to alot of students school is our second home, even our job. We spend over 8 hours here everyday. I know that there have been situations before but I have never heard of anything big enough (in Irving) to need over a 100 cameras in one school. If any of ya'll have ever been to MacArthur or have had a child attend, you probably know just how small it is.

I just wish they respected the students privacy a little more.

The cameras in public are more invasive, MsSr and here is why. In your school, the students are well aware of them. But in public, who knows where they are? I ran a red light once a couple of years ago and when I viewed the pics of my car going through it, I was stunned. I knew I was guilty, but this camera captured my speed, direction and had a close up of the car. Lord only knows if it also has audio and driver compartment shots. I am against cameras save for at very necessary locations.

Thank you very much Scotty. I completely agree, especially in schools were there hasn't been very many dangerous pranks or criminal activities.

Sally, it is NOT the fact that we have something to hide it is just flat out an invasion of privacy.

period.

anyone ever read Orwell's 1984????......Sal...I know you have to have read it or at least heard of it.....the argument you are using, the old "hey if ya aint got nothing to hide...you aint gotta worry"......was part of the same argument used in the book.....I realize that it is fiction, but our society appears to be inching closer and closer to an Orwellian state....

1984 is a great novel.

Scotty, I'd like to see outtakes from that video. *bats eyelashes*

As long as the footage is used for the purposes it was intended, I don't see a problem. When you get into questionable areas like the PATRIOT ACT, which is a direct invasion of privacy, then you have to put your foot down.

As long as our gov't doesn't abuse it, the pros would out-weigh the cons.

Pros vs cons.. outcome.. better to have them, just in case than to not have them and wish you did.
Privacy is only available in your own home these days. No where else. You cannot change pants in a parking lot and be upset because your privacy has been invaded... You just aired your privacy.
On the other hand, the couple making out on the subway- for people to view it is one thing- for people to show many many others (i.e. YouTube or Myspace) That to me is invasion of privacy.
So after all is said, basically- If you want privacy, you'll have to stay home.. get used to it

a lot of criminal activity in schools could take place in the restrooms.....a lot of theft from retail establishments occurs in dressing rooms and restroom stalls.....so technically it would be just fine to install cameras in those places too......right?....hey if ya aint doin nothing wrong, ya got nothing to worry about right?.....no biggie.....hey as long as we're on a roll here.....where else can we stick a camera???....hmmm.....