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Vocabulary: surveillance

Councillor A

You are a local councillor and your town has a

number of problems:

1 Motorists drive too fast through the narrow streets.

2 Vandalism and drunkenness are a problem in the

town centre. Families and elderly people keep away.

3 Attacks by dangerous dogs are becoming more

common.

4 Gangs are selling illegal fake goods in the town

centre.

Councillor B

You are a local councillor and your town has a

number of problems:

1 Motorists drive too fast through the narrow streets.

2 Vandalism and drunkenness are a problem in the

town centre. Families and elderly people keep away.

3 Attacks by dangerous dogs are becoming more

common.

4 Gangs are selling illegal fake goods in the town

centre.

You believe ways to deal with the issues are:

• to install cameras to act as a deterrent but also help

the police keep track of trouble-makers and catch

wanted criminals.

• to microchip all dogs so the owners of dangerous

ones are registered. They can be easily identified

and their details handed over to the police.

• to install CCTV in the town centre so the gangs

selling fake goods will move out of the town. You

believe their presence encourages others to break

the law.

You believe ways to deal with the issues are:

• not to install CCTV. You believe our surveillance

society is not only an invasion of privacy but very

expensive. The money could be spent on more

police and other towns with CCTV still have these

problems.

• not to microchip dogs, as only responsible owners

would do this and not the owners of the dangerous

dogs.

• not to worry about the people selling fake goods.

You don’t see the harm in people selling a few fake

handbags and sunglasses.

Councillor C

You are a local councillor and your town has a

number of problems:

1 Motorists drive too fast through the narrow streets.

2 Vandalism and drunkenness are a problem in the

town centre. Families and elderly people keep away.

3 Attacks by dangerous dogs are becoming more

common.

4 Gangs are selling illegal fake goods in the town

centre.

Councillor D

You are a local councillor and your town has a

number of problems:

1 Motorists drive too fast through the narrow streets.

2 Vandalism and drunkenness are a problem in the

town centre. Families and elderly people keep away.

3 Attacks by dangerous dogs are becoming more

common.

4 Gangs are selling illegal fake goods in the town

centre.

You believe ways to deal with the issues are:

• to install surveillance cameras. You believe that if

you are a law-abiding citizen and you have done

nothing wrong then it doesn’t matter that your

every move is monitored and logged.

• to use number plate recognition technology to

discourage known criminals, some of whom are

selling the fake goods, from entering the town.

• to install speed cameras. The evidence that they

reduce accidents and make streets safer and nicer

places to be is overwhelming.

You believe ways to deal with the issues are:

• not to install speed cameras. You believe they cause

accidents by people slowing down quickly before

them and speeding up after them. The money they

make is not spent on improving roads.

• not to install CCTV. It is rare for police to actually

look at it for minor crimes like drunkenness and

vandalism.

• to encourage citizens to be more responsible and

use their camera phones if they see someone

committing a crime. You believe this would make

individuals more accountable for their actions.

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