Craig Hill
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Oracle of DelphiBig Brother - The Answer To Street Crime?
September 20th 2006 08:27
Vandals, trespassers, litter bugs, public drunkards and all those who are thinking about mugging a little old lady – think again. There’s a new man in town and he’s making sure that anyone misbehaving on his streets is dealt with accordingly.
The locals have affectionately named him Big Brother. He’s the voice behind seven closed-circuit television cameras installed on the streets of Middlesbrough, England and linked to the local police station. Not only is he watching 24 hours a day, but also if he sees anyone getting up to no good, he’ll tell them off!
How does it work exactly? Big Brother will give an accurate description of the culprit and then ask him or her to rectify their inappropriate behaviour. For example, if Peter Andre were to dump his can of hair grease on the street instead of throwing it in the bin, through a microphone wired to the camera, Big Brother would announce, could the man in the ripped white singlet and the dirty denim with the oily hair and the pink, silicone slut please pick that up.
According to local council officials who came up with the idea, this system is using a “public humiliation” tactic which discourages petty street crime.
Since the system was first put to use in August 2006, local councilors say that they have received positive feedback from the townsfolk. It seems to be especially effective on people who hear the voice for the first time and feel obliged to complying with Big Brother’s warning.
I gotta say, I’m rather surprised it’s actually working. If some random voice from a video camera told me to pick up my rubbish I’d probably stick my finger up at it and tell it to get f*****. Lucky I don’t litter, or do anything else that’s a violation of the law…
Would you comply?
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The locals have affectionately named him Big Brother. He’s the voice behind seven closed-circuit television cameras installed on the streets of Middlesbrough, England and linked to the local police station. Not only is he watching 24 hours a day, but also if he sees anyone getting up to no good, he’ll tell them off!
Peter Andre*
According to local council officials who came up with the idea, this system is using a “public humiliation” tactic which discourages petty street crime.
Since the system was first put to use in August 2006, local councilors say that they have received positive feedback from the townsfolk. It seems to be especially effective on people who hear the voice for the first time and feel obliged to complying with Big Brother’s warning.
I gotta say, I’m rather surprised it’s actually working. If some random voice from a video camera told me to pick up my rubbish I’d probably stick my finger up at it and tell it to get f*****. Lucky I don’t litter, or do anything else that’s a violation of the law…
Would you comply?
*the image used in this post is from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0
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