Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihlpl!zubbie From: zubbie@ihlpl.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Rape (A Solution) Message-ID: <223@ihlpl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 12:48:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpl.223 Posted: Tue Jul 16 12:48:33 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 03:29:13 EDT References: <25100002@smu> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 35 > > A cost effective solution to the problem of sexual attacks on women (as well > as all forms of street crime) is putting a video camera on every street > corner. Each corner's camera would be able to rotate and thus observe at . . > traffic lights. The cameras would be enclosed in plexiglas to protect against > the stones of vandals. Using the cables for cable television, the cameras > output would be transmitted to the police station. Such a system . > The area covered by each camera (halfway down each of four city blocks) > would contain at least 50 households. Thus the one time installation . > the charge for something like cable tv. In many urban areas, the density > would be much higher than fifty households on four half blocks so the . > Motion detectors that would only show those streets with a person or car on > it could be used, we could increase the number of cameras per monitoring . > These cameras would totally eliminate street crime since it would > be impossible to commit same without being caught. It would be like > having a cop at every corner at a fraction of the expense. Any women . > that could summon the police instantaneously. In addition the cameras > could be connected to videotape systems to provide evidence in the > event of a prosecution. They could also be used to keep track of > any person leaving the scene of a crime so the police could apprehend > them easily. > BIG BROTHER CAN STILL FIND A WAY TO WATCH US. 1984 ISNT OVER YET! -- Jeanette Zobjeck ihnp4!ihlpl!zubbie