THE NEW PRIVACY ACT THAT PASS IN JANUARY? IS IT A GOOD OR BAD THING????
I don't know much about it but we had a debate about this issue a few hours ago on the streets. They told me that this act helps the criminals? Is this true????? Let the debate begin????
Well, look at the debate about the cameras at the Tannery in Fredericton. I doubt this would have even been a debate before the Privacy Act came in. The only ones who have been opposed have been defense lawyers and university students. If you're not doing anything wrong, no problem. If you break the law and vandalize or assault someone then it's caught on tape. No wonder defense lawyers opposed it. The Privacy Act is a great idea unless it's taken to the Nth degree as some like to do. Then it crosses over to stupidity and protects the criminal over the victim. Fortunately Fredericton didn't back down but that this was even an issue was ludicrous. If you're in a public place, that's why it's called a public place. If you want privacy, stay in your house with the curtains closed.
A while back at UNB Saint John a foreign student claimed they had been assaulted by a group. The police were able to prove the charges false because the cameras at the University showed no one in passing through the area other than the person claiming to have been assaulted at that particular time. The camera can be avery useful tool and usually results in a drop in crime in public areas.
It's the criminals that have all the rights anyway. Tough luck for the victims.
Can you imagine if Irving had managed to get the contract to handle all the medical information etc in this Province??
Uh, okay? Where Irving fits in, I don't know and I'm not sure if you believe in cameras or not but I'll agree that criminals have more rights than the victims. Any victim will tell you that. Justice is rarely served.
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Well, look at the debate about the cameras at the Tannery in Fredericton. I doubt this would have even been a debate before the Privacy Act came in. The only ones who have been opposed have been defense lawyers and university students. If you're not doing anything wrong, no problem. If you break the law and vandalize or assault someone then it's caught on tape. No wonder defense lawyers opposed it. The Privacy Act is a great idea unless it's taken to the Nth degree as some like to do. Then it crosses over to stupidity and protects the criminal over the victim. Fortunately Fredericton didn't back down but that this was even an issue was ludicrous. If you're in a public place, that's why it's called a public place. If you want privacy, stay in your house with the curtains closed.
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A while back at UNB Saint John a foreign student claimed they had been assaulted by a group. The police were able to prove the charges false because the cameras at the University showed no one in passing through the area other than the person claiming to have been assaulted at that particular time. The camera can be avery useful tool and usually results in a drop in crime in public areas.
It's the criminals that have all the rights anyway. Tough luck for the victims.
Can you imagine if Irving had managed to get the contract to handle all the medical information etc in this Province??
Uh, okay? Where Irving fits in, I don't know and I'm not sure if you believe in cameras or not but I'll agree that criminals have more rights than the victims. Any victim will tell you that. Justice is rarely served.
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