Sci/Tech The CCTV that spots crimes BEFORE they happen in Britain

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CCTV cameras which can 'predict' if a crime is about to take place are being introduced on Britain's streets.

The cameras can alert operators to suspicious behaviour, such as loitering and unusually slow walking. Anyone spotted could then have to explain their behaviour to a police officer.

The move has been compared to the Tom Cruise science-fiction film Minority

It will also fuel fears that Britain is becoming a surveillance society. There are already 4.2million cameras trained on the public. The technology could be used alongside many of these to allow evermore advanced scrutiny of our movements.

Minority Report comes to Britain: The CCTV that spots crimes BEFORE they happen

A Minority Report style CCTV system which helps predict crimes before they actually happen has been installed for the first time in a UK city.
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The English are starting to scare me. 4.2 million cameras?
 
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Hmh. Not good I think. Even though it can stop something from happening, it also limits the normal people... Usually I walk quite slowly since I like walking, so that would alert me for unusually slow walking and then I might have to explain to police officer why I was walking so slowly, who might not believe me.
 
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That is awesome, but still wierd.

Yes, it would put some fear-limits to people, but if you act natural, they can't do anything to you. You just have to explain yourself. But yeah... that's annoying and they never even believe you...

But it's still cool to have as like a home security thing. :) 4.2 Million cameras in just Britain?
 
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<Anyone spotted could then have to explain their behaviour to a police officer.

England is becoming indeed scary. BS government they have.
 
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The Helper said:
The English are starting to scare me. 4.2 million cameras?
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I didn't realise that...

That makes on average about 1 camera for 14 people. (14.4705329)
 
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Berserk said:
Hmh. Not good I think. Even though it can stop something from happening, it also limits the normal people... Usually I walk quite slowly since I like walking, so that would alert me for unusually slow walking and then I might have to explain to police officer why I was walking so slowly, who might not believe me.
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I wouldn't get too worried until they actually arrest you before you do something. But remember: Big brother is watching :p
 
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Does this government perhaps not realise how much its people despise its policies?

I can't remember who said it, but one analyst commented on the introduction of compulsory ID cards and said that "It will push the dissaffected into the realms of extremism".
 
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To protest, all british should start walking slow everyday and stand in place for a few moments frequently while out.
 
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Related info is that this system is apparently already in use in the US.
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The thing is, Cops in the US are less likely to use it for trivial matters such as littering. In the UK cops do not look out for real crime, instead they go after normal people who commit a minor crime such as dropping litter or speeding so that they can hit targets.
 
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Wiseman_2 said:
The thing is, Cops in the US are less likely to use it for trivial matters such as littering. In the UK cops do not look out for real crime, instead they go after normal people who commit a minor crime such as dropping litter or speeding so that they can hit targets.
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This is true, for example I still don't believe that cops outside of NYC actually give tickets for jay-walking...

However I think that cops over here are far less likely to let people off with just a warning.
 
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