Re:‘Creepy Cameraman’ pushes limits of public surveillance
by graue on Sunday November 04, 2012 @05:33AM
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being asked for money is not really threatening
It can be, if it's someone who won't take no for an answer. I've been approached in public by mentally unstable or drugged men sometimes (certain neighborhoods here). They can be persistent. If they choose your table to sit at, they won't want to leave. In a country that took better care of its poor, they might get treatment, but that's another issue. It's unpleasant in any case.
Re:‘Creepy Cameraman’ pushes limits of public surveillance
by SoftwareMaven on Sunday November 04, 2012 @11:51AM
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Of topic, I know, but I find it ironic (in a bad way) that the US put many of these people on the street to save them from the even worse conditions that existed in state hospitals[1]. As somebody with a loved-one with a serious mental illness, I don't find where we've landed to be an improvement.
1. http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/9/2138.full?sid=...
Most likely, the reason people become angry when recorded is due to a privacy concern since they do not know what the recorder will do with the video. In this case, I think this guy does make a valid point. There is no way to tell what will happen to surveillance camera footage. Yes, theoretically it should only be used in special circumstances, but until it is codified into law, and even if it is, there's really no guarantee.