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It
irks us to hear some people actually have the courage to publicly say
with a straight face that Big Brother is watching us with the security
camera controversy recently. It's this kind of misleading the public
that only subverts good intentions. What are these people afraid of?
This isn't an Oliver Stone movie, after all.
The whole nonsense
about lack of transparency makes us wonder if these same people even
bother to read the arrest logs weekly. There is plenty to be concerned
about regarding crime in this community. And while there is no reason
to panic, we need to have faith in the police and other public safety
people we have out there that are entrusted to protect the average
every day people on the street. Based on recent arrests, there is very
little concern about the age, sex or racial background of victims of
crime.
There is little faith or trust in our system of local
government when a small group that just doesn't get it takes the time
to claim community outrage and demand that cameras, with specific
public safety purposes, be removed or that their locations be
published. Think about it – if criminals know where the cameras are,
then they are defeated before they had a chance to do any good.
The
whole notion that there is even a Big Brother watching means that these
same people distrust the establishment – all the way up to the
President – who is, whether you like him or not, trying desperately to
restore faith in government in the public eye.
Racial equality,
fair working environments – dealing with difficult budgetary times –
these are the issues that people need to get behind and stop trying to
uncover a Manchurian Candidate style conspiracy that just doesn't
exist. In other words, stop contributing to the problem and start being
part of the solution – that's all we are saying. |
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