Britons Proud of High Crime, 4 Million Surveillance Cameras and, oh yeah, Gun Control ... It's no news to anyone that as gun control has gotten stricter in the UK, petty crime has escalated. Your chances of being in a robbery while you are home are much higher than in the US. My chance of being murdered in Britain is higher than in the US. But it may not be with a gun. It may be with a knife or a pipe. That is a big improvement to Britons. To accomplish this feat of social engineering they have created the kind of Orwellian society dreamt about by, well, Orwell. 4 million cameras scatted across the tiny island. The average London citizen is photographed over 300 times a day. Sure, it would be peachy if this actually reduced crime. What ends up getting reduced are citizens' rights. Surveillance footage has been used by some businesses to monitor buying habits of shoppers, or shoo away teenage boys who have done nothing wrong. Footage has also been found to focus on attractive women and private apartment windows. Estimates are that by the end of the decade Britain will have more cameras than people. Anyone who insists Brits are a model for anyone else is just kidding themselves. Article Here