Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Video footage helps innocent victims

There has been a lot of speculation on just how worthwhile it is to invest in a video surveillance system for cities, companies etc. Privacy seems to be the main issue, however, laws are in place to govern privacy.

According to recent news, not only is it helping police fight crime, it is also helping people fight for truth and justice. The video footage has helped clear charges for one innocent victim who happened to lend some assistance to an assaulted woman. If it was not for the video surveillance footage, the individual would have gone to prison for life, accused of killing the assaulter.

Police reported that even though the video images were grainy, the time lapse between images was slow and the cameras were not at all mobile, even then it was a clear cut case where the accused was helping the assaulted woman.

Cradle's NVSS system could have eliminated all of these issues. Cradle has some of the highest quality video available for its video footage because it adapts to the available bandwidth on the internet, eliminating the haziness and fluctuation of video. Cradle's systems are also compatible with PTZ cameras which can pan, tilt and zoom on incidents as they occur. Some of our models can even be taken out in the field and used in moving vehicles.

Surveillance systems may get a lot of flak from individuals and groups about privacy. As long as laws are in place to govern their use, citizens will be protected. But what is this system worth to the innocent man who walked away from a life sentence in prison?

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