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Medmech · #1 06-01-2007, 01:02 PM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=459200&in_page_id=1770

Big Brother's watching: The secret CCTV bunker that monitors our every move

Last updated at 13:17pm on 1st June 2007

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In a bunker beneath the bustling streets of central London, guards monitor a grid of closed-circuit television.

The centre, at a secret location, is run by a private company in association with the police and local council.
Polls show broad public acceptance, even if the cameras more often capture a couple in loving embrace than a terrorist about to wreak havoc.

LaRondo · #2 06-03-2007, 04:01 AM

Now, what d'you know, Howie?

cmac2012 · #3 06-03-2007, 06:15 AM

The really freaky part is the way they have speakers adjacent to the cameras and if they see some miscreant fail to deposit a wrapping in the proper rubbish receptacle, they come on with some sort of, "I say, you there in the blue blazer, kindly deposit that bit of rubbish in the waste bin 6 paces to your right."

LaRondo · #4 06-03-2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

The really freaky part is the way they have speakers adjacent to the cameras and if they see some miscreant fail to deposit a wrapping in the proper rubbish receptacle, they come on with some sort of, "I say, you there in the blue blazer, kindly deposit that bit of rubbish in the waste bin 6 paces to your right."

...in sturdy British accent, ofcourse.

LaRondo · #5 06-03-2007, 06:51 AM

Big Brother is shouting at you

Last updated at 21:02pm on 16th September 2006

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Big Brother is not only watching you - now he's barking orders too. Britain's first 'talking' CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly.
The system allows control room operators who spot any anti-social acts - from dropping litter to late-night brawls - to send out a verbal warning: 'We are watching you'.
Middlesbrough has fitted loudspeakers on seven of its 158 cameras in an experiment already being hailed as a success. Jack Bonner, who manages the system, said: 'It is one hell of a deterrent. It's one thing to know that there are CCTV cameras about, but it's quite another when they loudly point out what you have just done wrong.
'Most people are so ashamed and embarrassed at being caught they quickly slink off without further trouble.
'There was one incident when two men started fighting outside a nightclub. One of the control room operators warned them over the loudspeakers and they looked up, startled, stopped fighting and scarpered in opposite directions.
'This isn't about keeping tabs on people, it's about making the streets safer for the law-abiding majority and helping to change the attitudes of those who cause trouble. It challenges unacceptable behaviour and makes people think twice.'
The Mail on Sunday watched as a cyclist riding through a pedestrian area was ordered to stop.
'Would the young man on the bike please get off and walk as he is riding in a pedestrian area,' came the command.
The surprised youth stopped, and looked about. A look of horror spread across his face as he realised the voice was referring to him.
He dismounted and wheeled his bike through the crowded streets, as instructed.
Law-abiding shopper Karen Margery, 40, was shocked to hear the speakers spring into action as she walked past them.
Afterwards she said: 'It's quite scary to realise that your every move could be monitored - it really is like Big Brother.
'But Middlesbrough does have a big problem with anti-social behaviour, so it is very reassuring.'
The scheme has been introduced by Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon, a former police superintendent who was dubbed Robocop for pioneering the zero-tolerance approach to crime.
He believes the talking cameras will dramatically cut not just anti-social behaviour, but violent crime, too.
And if the city centre scheme proves a success, it will be extended into residential areas.
The control room operators have been given strict guidelines about what commands they can give. Yelling 'Oi you, stop that', is not permitted.
Instead, their instructions make the following suggestions: 'Warning - you are being monitored by CCTV - Warning - you are in an alcohol-free zone, please refrain from drinking'; and Warning - your behaviour is being monitored by CCTV. It is being recorded and the police are attending.'
Mr Bonner said: 'We always make the requests polite, and if the offender obeys, the operator adds 'thank you'. We think that's a nice finishing touch.
'It would appear that the offenders are the only ones who find the audio cameras intrusive. The vast majority of people welcome these cameras.
'Put it this way, we never have requests to remove them.'
But civil rights campaigners have argued that the talking cameras are no 'magic bullet', in the fight against crime. Liberty spokesman Doug Jewell said: 'None of us likes litterbugs or yobs playing up on a Saturday night, but talking CCTV cameras are no substitute for police officers on the beat.'

mikemover · #6 06-04-2007, 11:52 AM

Man, that is truly some scary $hit.

Big brother is with us for sure, and he's getting BIGGER every day.

Mike

cmac2012 · #7 06-04-2007, 12:04 PM

(mic keying static) You there with the Glock . . . kindly adjust your attitude and check your sidearm with the magistrate 23 paces north by northwest of your position . . . (mic off)

mikemover · #8 06-04-2007, 12:35 PM

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(mic keying static) You there with the Glock . . . kindly adjust your attitude and check your sidearm with the magistrate 23 paces north by northwest of your position . . . (mic off)

It's not a Glock, it's a Kimber, thank you very much.

And Big Brother can stick his magistrate up his......

Mike

Jim B. · #9 06-04-2007, 01:09 PM

In some neighborhoods, they might have to make their announcements over the loudspeakers in Hindi, Urdu, or Arabic.

Just fancy that.

Hatterasguy · #10 06-04-2007, 01:51 PM

Wow if that ever happend in this country I'd make a sport out of shooting those camra's at night. Get a paint ball gun just out of range and splat camra out of commision.

I can't beleive people over their put up with that kind of big brother crap.

mikemover · #11 06-04-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim B.

In some neighborhoods, they might have to make their announcements over the loudspeakers in Hindi, Urdu, or Arabic.

Just fancy that.

Yep.

Of course in many major cities in the States, we'd have to make the "announcements" in English AND Mexican... OOPS... I mean Spanish.

Mike

Jim B. · #12 06-04-2007, 05:11 PM

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Yep.

Of course in many major cities in the States, we'd have to make the "announcements" in English AND Mexican... OOPS... I mean Spanish.

Mike

Yeah.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL1_ePK2DcI

cmac2012 · #13 06-05-2007, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mikemover

It's not a Glock, it's a Kimber, thank you very much.

And Big Brother can stick his magistrate up his......

Mike

I was pretty sure I was wrong . . .

truckinik · #14 06-05-2007, 02:13 AM

Now they have "Big Brother"...Isn't "Mumsy", and "Pappa" proud..?
I personally, love the whole idea of the things. I think we should have them here, in our cities, and neighborhoods....

Then again, the cameras, and speakers themselves, would likely get stolen right off of the polls, if they put them up here, and people would be putting them up on their houses, and kids would be putting them up on their bedroom doors, and...

truckinik · #15 06-05-2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

I was pretty sure I was wrong . . .

A "Goldstar"...?