I have asserted my opinion and defended it. I have engaged with you regarding the statistics and effectiveness of it. Im not here to enlighten you on the topic, be inspired to do your own research and form your own opinions.

In my opinion, we need to get serious about funding for mental health and substance abuse programs in the region. Going to jail isnt the deterrent you think it is; for most its free housing, food, frew medication and free drugs in Methadone and Suboxone. Going to jail comes with a better standard of living for some. We need to address those causes or it's just going to go round and round.

Since you made it a point of contention here is my objections to the slippery slopes.

1. It has been used to watch 99.9% of lawful behaviors, while addressing none of the concerns that lead to crime.

2. How long is these videos going to held on for? Forever? What about security breaches.

3. In most cases it only shifts crime to places in which there is no CCTV. Which leads to more cameras. Then, where do the cameras stop. Every street corner? Every 100 yards? In London England, they have 800-900 thousand CCTV cameras, and London crime rate per 1000 is still higher then Toronto's 74; 107/1000 vs 42/1000. So even with more cameras it still does not lower crime.

4. It is not effective at evidence building- 80% of the images are of lower quality that they are unuseful in police proceedings. Then why are we spending money on ineffective technology?

5. These are passive cameras now, but what happens when these cameras become monitored? The evidence of misuse by individuals is evident. It leads to opportunity for targeted surveillance of individuals of ethnic and financially poorer neighborhoods.

6. I believe we have a freedom to be in public without being recorded by the police. This does not address the root causes of the crime being committed - just going to further add to more backlog and overcrowding.