Jessica K -"Society would be safer if we had security cameras in public places to catch potential criminals."

I disagree with this statement. Everyone has the right to go into public places. We also have the right to refuse to be watched such as through cameras. It's invading one's privacy to have security cameras capturing their every move.
I can agree that with security cameras, in case a criminal act did take place, then we would have evidence and know what to do. But if you think about it, it might not even be effective at all. Someone can have weird behaviors that might appear to be threatening, but actually isn't. If their behavior leads to a misunderstanding that this person is threatening, then is this fair for them? It's somewhat discrimination to consider if one is threatening based on their appearance and what we see them doing. Someone who is actually a potential criminal can also pretend to be perfectly innocent. How is that going to help then? The idea of having these cameras isn't fair to those who don't want to be watched.