It's all happening rather quickly now

[Jazzz]

Big Brother is shouting at you

Big Brother is not only watching you - now he's barking orders too. Britain's first 'talking' CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly.

The system allows control room operators who spot any anti-social acts - from dropping litter to late-night brawls - to send out a verbal warning: 'We are watching you'.

Middlesbrough has fitted loudspeakers on seven of its 158 cameras in an experiment already being hailed as a success. Jack Bonner, who manages the system, said: 'It is one hell of a deterrent. It's one thing to know that there are CCTV cameras about, but it's quite another when they loudly point out what you have just done wrong.

rest of article - Daily Mail

 

[WouldBe]

Nick the CCTV camera for disturbing the peace.

 

[Jazzz]

Is it just me, or is it a bit similar to the devices which rule the world of the teletubbies? I am beginning to wonder about that programme.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I saw this on slashdot, but I was wondering whether they had microphones as well, so they could hear the endless shouts of "FUCK OFF".

 

[WouldBe]

Is it just me, or is it a bit similar to the devices which rule the world of the teletubbies?

Or is it trying to say something about the people of Middlesbrough?

 

[lemontop]

Only in the Boro! Especially like this innovative way of diffusing a situation.

'There was one incident when two men started fighting outside a nightclub. One of the control room operators warned them over the loudspeakers and they looked up, startled, stopped fighting and scarpered in opposite directions.'

 

[Wilf]

Imagines self out for a few beers in the boro: "I'm sure that fucking lampost just spoke to me "

 

[mellowmoose]

Only in the Boro! Especially like this innovative way of diffusing a situation.

'There was one incident when two men started fighting outside a nightclub. One of the control room operators warned them over the loudspeakers and they looked up, startled, stopped fighting and scarpered in opposite directions.'

people will soon get used to them and carry on fighting.

 

[chemn]

Could have hilarious consequences if the controller ever goes off the rails and comes into work pissed

 

[editor]

Imagine coming across a talking lamppost when you've imbibed a few magic mushrooms.

 

[lemontop]

I'm almost tempted to go back to the Boro and start 'creating' to see what happens

 

[TAE]

I saw this on slashdot, but I was wondering whether they had microphones as well, so they could hear the endless shouts of "FUCK OFF".

This might be useful:
Signlanguage: Fingerspelling

 

[WouldBe]

This might be useful:
Signlanguage: Fingerspelling

Just moon at the camera it's a lot easier.

 

[lemontop]

Thing is, knowing the Boro, It's just going to become a bit of a late night attraction when people find out where they are. They'll get shit loads of pissheads around it, eating parmos, abusing the controller.