Cameras Work

Fire of Liberty

Heather MacDonald has a good piece over at The City Journal's web-site on how the UK city-wide video camera system has been an excellent deterrent to crime in London. One only has to look at how quick the authorities identified the four terrorists in the 7/7 attacks to see how valuable this surveillance system is to the fight on terror and crime. Though I have strong libertarian feelings on most issues and value a world that preserves one's privacy, I have to draw the line with national defense. If we can prevent or slow down of acts of terrorism then we should think about putting them up. After you read MacDonald's piece you'll probably be inclined to agree as well.