Lily Nguyen

I somewhat agree and disagree. It’s true that if we are being watched, it is pretty obvious that people will be careful of their actions and at the same time feel safer. But on the other hand, we will greatly lose our privacy. It would be scary and intimating to feel and know that there is someone out there watching every move that you make. And just one move, you could be sent to jail or be guilty for the crime that you didn’t commit. However, if the cameras are in “public places” as they said then, this is where I agree that we do need them. Even though a public place may sound like it would be a place where no one would hurt you or do something bad, because there are many people than in a private place, that’s where I believe this statement is false. I had many experiences that public places and private places both have good and bad advantages. For example, if you are at a mall with a lot of people (of course) and someone robbed your purse, there is someone that you can yell for help; whereas, in a dark ally, no one can you screaming. So this shows you that public places have a lot of people which is good, but there is still crime scenes happening that we don’t believe would actually happen; therefore, with cameras around in public places AND private places would help. And when I mean private places, I don’t mean the FBI putting a camera in each room in your house, but in places like the allies or some quiet residential streets just to make sure everything is still safe. Therefore, it varies, but if our society is surrounded by cameras, then we would be able to catch crimes that we wouldn’t be able to see and that will make our society a safer environment.