Surveillance is getting a lot of media attention lately, primarily to determine how effective it is in fighting crime. Many cities are now re-thinking their plans for more surveillance systems.
To address this, I would like to highlight an example in the news just after the labor day weekend. 3 Terrorists from Germany who were arrested last year for planned terrorist plots, have been charged with participation in foreign and domestic terrorist organizations as well as planning major bombing attacks in large German cities.
Their hope was to emulate the nightclub bombings in Bali, Indonesia to force German forces out of Afghanistan.
Surveillance tapes had recorded the suspects discussing plans to bomb a nightclub, with the hope of killing as many American tourists and German people as possible. Upon arresting the suspects, materials for making large bombs were found at the homes of these suspects.
Critics complain of the high cost of surveillance system and how they are not as useful as promised in fighting crime. But what is the value of hundreds of lives that were saved from multiple bombs, targeted at major cities?
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