A False Sense of Security

Neighbors Install Security Cameras After Recent Rapes
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Two women have been raped in two of the five invasions in Orange and Seminole counties, all in the last week alone, but some neighborhoods are not sitting back and waiting to become victims…

…Neighbors like Paige Politte said it is not going to happen again. "If people know we're going to have security cameras out front, it's going to hopefully keep them out of the neighborhood, but if someone does come in for some criminal activity, we're going to be able to record license plate numbers of who goes in and who goes out," Politte said.

It has been proven time and time again, that a security camera in and of itself will not keep you safe in many situations, therefore they tend to create a sense of false security. All you need to do is look at all of the security camera videos on youtube of robberies in convenience stores and businesses, where the robber got away and was never brought to justice. Keep in mind that there have been instances where eye witnesses to the crime in progress couldn't get help to the scene fast enough by calling 911. In some cases, people have relied on 911 and been killed. Unless there is a human monitoring those cameras (and humans sometimes have error) who is armed and ready to take action immediately, the crime will still occur, and the tape *may be* useful for evidence to secure a conviction of rape or murder at a later date. New Orleans which was rated as the most dangerous city in America this year has video cameras, and the crime is escalating there daily. Please note that Orlando ranked 18th out of 385 cities surveyed. Please read my suggestions on how to survive in a dangerous urban environment, and remember that you are your first line of defense.