Studies show that public surveillance does not deter hard core criminals such as terrorists, and may even provoke terrors to commit their crimes in certain areas. People who perform acts of terror for the honor of their country or their beliefs may prefer to be filmed while doing so, therefore their actions can be recorded and they will inevitably have their 15 minutes of fame.
Public surveillance may also create a way for more crimes to take place. Almost anyone can get their hands on the images taken from a surveillance video. From rouge police officers to the average hacker, people can take images of you and use them for their own benefit through blackmail or making these images public. This type of thing happened to Paula Dean just last year, when she was caught on camera saying the "N" word and someone posted this video of her online without her consent. I am for sure that all American's say or do things in private that they would not necessarily do in public, but in today's world of technology, is anything really all that private? Think about this the next time that you do or say something to a friend that you would not say to just an acquaintance or your boss or a stranger. It may seem like you are in just the company of one, but who is really watching you?
