Big Brother is watching

Mon, May 12 12:35 AM

There is uneasiness among privacy-conscious residents of the walled city. Reason? The MCD has installed rotating, 5-km range cameras at three different spots.

It's only to check illegal construction activity, not indulge in immoral activity, reassures MCD Deputy Commissioner. But it's a great idea to use cameras to put an end to some immoral activities.

HT City suggests a few places where such cameras would work wonders. ational Park, behind LSR, and Ridge Road in North Campus are a great start.

This is where frustrated men gather in front of girls' PG digs, waiting for a glimpse to start masturbating. True, the graphic images may disgust the officials but it may help in shaming the culprits.

While logistically challenging to install cameras in all places where Delhi men pee, a few can surely be fixed in those infamous lanes whose walls have grown damp with years of abuse. This, however, is a sensitive issue as the MCD might be accused of invading privacy.

Urgently requiring cameras are stretches on the Ring Road where big cars bump into bigger cars. Such people must be sentenced to six-hour long reruns of their silly videos.

along with their families. There disappears the city's road-rage problem.

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