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With the G20 approaching and world leaders preparing to meet in London, terrorists were preparing to unleash a well planned and co-ordinated attack on the streets of London. Or that is what we would have thought, had fresh reports not been uncovered about exactly what the alleged terrorists had in their arsenal of weapons. The list of items included plastic knives and guns and a box of fireworks according to new reports. This is hardly likely to cause many problems for a security force that has been drafted in from all over the country in what is becoming known as the biggest security operation Britain has ever seen.
But why would the authorities make out that these activists were secretly planning a real terrorist attack and were intending to cause massive destruction.
When, in reality, all this represented was a small group of people that oppose and mistrust the G20 and have good reason to do so, and were prepared to cause problems in the smooth running of the event. This does not mean they were out to hurt anyone and this definitely does not mean they are what we understand to be terrorists. It is becoming increasingly clear that even ordinary citizens like me and you can, and will, be classed as a terrorist if it suits the government and authorities of today to further their own agenda. We have to be careful to separate the two in case we get confused over what really constitutes a terrorist.
Even more interesting are the reports that the council has been told to turn off its 15m CCTV network ahead of the summit because of a legal ruling.
The department for transport has ruled that the Westminster’s mobile road cameras, a third of the authority’s CCTV network do not meet the resolution standards required, and must be switched off by midnight tomorrow. The council discovered last week that the images from the newly installed cameras do not meet the guidelines under the traffic management act which comes into force on today, April 1.
A letter was written to Geoff Hoon, Transport secretary, explaining that the entire network of cameras would have to be shut down unless the minister gives special permission for them to remain on throughout the summit. The letter stated it would have a serious impact on the ability to manage any potential problems at the G20 gathering.
The sixty cameras in use have the latest digital technology and transmit images using Wi-Fi. While they are meant to be for traffic enforcement, (according to the council) the cameras are obviously there for monitoring crime, and security can be closely monitored with intelligent cameras. The cameras should however be a certain resolution, to capture people’s faces properly, and this is where the problem arises. Maybe this is a good thing for our privacy if these cameras are not changed.
Westminster has a wireless network of spy cameras, and it is obvious they have invested
a lot of money in it. It is the only fully digital traffic enforcement system operating
in the UK, and is one of the most advanced in the world. This could result in millions
of pounds of taxpayers' money being needed to replace the current cameras, all because
of a tiny difference in image resolution on the TV screen. It will now cost millions
of pounds of taxpayer’s money to put them right, and the taxpayer would have to step
in somewhere to help sort out this mess.
How does the taxpayer benefit from having
to change the specification of these cameras?.
I am sure they will manage to sort something out for the sake of our security, and of course the security of the G20 leaders. I guess we will never know, but they will certainly have the most advanced CCTV system in the world, watching us very soon.
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