NO - ALEX GASK, solicitor, Liberty
There are more positive ways of teaching respect through education than this cheap gimmicky option of having an invisible master berating you from above.
CCTV is a device used in town centres where young people congregate, which ties in with identifying people as a source of menace. The fact is it is focused on areas and crimes that are more likely to involve young people and therefore more likely to create prejudice.
YES - TONY PAGE, Reading councillor for community action and regeneration
Talking CCTV will further strengthen security in the town centre. Its effectiveness lies in emphasising to the public that there is a watching presence.
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