Property and self-defence rights are two rare political issues that get me honestly pissed off when I read about their neglect, and the UK fails massively in that regard. If I had significant money, I'd honestly rather live in Somalia and pay a bunch of swarthy thugs to shoot things with AK-47s than live in the UK. A million security cameras and websites where you can report your neighbour for anti-social behaviour aren't exactly minor either. Every time I read an article regarding that country I am disappoint.
yeah, i was listening to a story the other day about their public surveillance system. As they now have way too many public cameras to man--literally within every store, every street corner (this was a small London suburb, iirc), groups have taken to purchasing packages of cameras, and farm out the surveillance work to housewives and such.
basically, individuals volunteer to sit by their monitor for a shift, man about 4 cameras each (streamed to their home, or laptop). It is meant to deter theft. So, you have these private citizens, volunteering to watch you, and report any suspicious activity to the store or local constable or whatever.
'Tis a system guaranteed to bring abuse (feuding neighbors reporting erroneous crimes), and in my mind a huge invasion of personal freedom and privacy.
I honestly don't understand the type of person that sees this as a good thing.