[cornholio]

Freedom is the ability to do what you want, right or wrong. Simply put installing cctv cameras reduces everyone's freedom, no ifs and or buts about it. However absolute freedom also doesnt work, that would mean no courts, no police, no government, no laws, no rules, etc. We have to draw a balance where we reach a maximum level of freedom and order/stability. My opinion is there is no need for cctvs, sure they create order, help solve crimes, but I dont see how thats worth the price of the freedom they take away. To convince me you would have to show me a serious problme right now that we cant live with that they would solve, you cant do that though because no problem exists.

If you ignore the importance of freedom and install them then whats next, random searches of people, computer chips installed in all people with gps capability, genetic manipulation of people, etc. Many former communist states had more freedom then we have here now, I just dont see any reason to loose any more, we have plenty of order and stability and our society works. Infact i would be more fore the removal of probably 50% of our bi-laws and removal of several laws to make life not so claustrophobic and a bit more free in our country/province/city.