Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm (Post 583797)

....My local-to-work station (and presumably others) have been putting out announcements about how the cctv cameras are watching us for our safety. Yet the BBC had a report a couple of weeks back that said only 1 in about 1000 crimes are solved by the use of cctv, and a senior police officer (I think) commented recently that there are too many cctv cameras for the amount of trained staff (he was suggesting that there should be more trained staff though, not less cctv cameras :( )

Originally Posted by bill_mchale (Post 585072)

I always figured that the Thought Police's role was to serve as the watch dogs of the inner party and as instruments through which the inner party exercised its power over the outer party. I think the novel is clear enough that the inner party is in the highest position in society.

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Bill

Originally Posted by Sparrow (Post 585080)

I have mixed feelings about CCTV cameras - on the whole I think they're necessary; but it's sad to live in a society where that's the case.

But whatever happened to the ones with speakers? I remember seeing them on TV, they were being used to berate litter droppers - a voice from the sky telling 'you, yes you in the check shirt!' to 'pick that up and use the bin near the bus stop'. I wanted that job! :)