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by DrBazza 919 days ago
London is one of the most camera heavy cities in the world and crime is definitely not down.
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FirmwareBurner 919 days ago
Cameras don't stop crime because balaclavas still exist and they don't yet require a wearing 'loicense'.
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stuaxo 919 days ago
Is that a Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins accent ?

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/dick-van-dyke-mary-poppins-acce...

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ascorbic 919 days ago
Crime is down over the past 20 years though, across almost all categories
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l8_to_catch_up 919 days ago
The cameras are not there to stop crime, anyway, but to spy on and inform interference with the lives of all citizens for the benefit and power of government officials.
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