2015년 4월 21일 화요일

Surveillance After The Boston Attack: Do More Cameras Fight Terrorism or...





A short description :

There was an attack in Boston. However, thanks to surveillance cameras, the criminals were caught not taking so much effort and time. However, privacy matter is taking place using surveillance cameras. Technology is evolving very fast and now surveillance cameras can find criminals with what short they are wearing. However, the problem is, in the process of finding criminals, the police also have to look law abiding citizens. With the cameras, the police can find out about our routine life anytime. After the incident of Boston, many police deparments are adopting the technology without a lot of public discussion because people don't have much interest in their privacy on being photographed in one place. But, its number is increasing dramastically and it's every where we go. However, laws just aren't keeping up on this matter.



Why you find it interesting:

In my country, South Korea, there are also many surveillance cameras. Thanks to the technology, many crimes are precautioned and it became an useful tool in many ways in my country . However, there are many debates on whether it helps decreasing the crime rate in my country. Furthermore, my parents and other citizens of my country are paying for the cameras and I think it's too many. With these, I was wondering if surveillence cameras really is worth being installed with such large number.



Vocabulary:

footage: 장면

scatter: 1. (흩)뿌리다   2. (사람・동물이 사방으로) 황급히 흩어지다.

proponent: 지지자

track: 1. (사람들이 걸어다녀서 생긴) 길   2. (사람・짐승의) 발자국, (자동차 바퀴) 자국

alter: 1. 변하다, 달라지다; 바꾸다, 고치다 2. (옷을) 고치다

enforcement: 1. (법률의) 시행, 집행   2. (복종 등의) 강제   3. (의견 등의) 강조

spur:1. 박차   2. 자극제, 원동력   3. (산・언덕의) 돌출부

enhance: (좋은 점・가치・지위를) 높이다



Discussion questions:

1. Do you believe that surveillence cameras are reducing the cirime rate?

2. Do you think that surveillence cameras should be installed in the public bath, so no one steal anything.

3. Do you think that everyone should install black box in his car?



Related resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OmnO6QuJjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq02Ygrv-04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8z-f3Ou0-8

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation-jan-june13-surveillance_05-15/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism-july-dec06-terrorism_08-15/