> One does feel very watched in Singapore, though. I remember finding it interesting that there were cameras even inside the buses for public transport.
Same thing in America, this has been the case for a long time.
Helps two fold, with lawsuits against the bus company/ accusations against drivers, and of course with catching criminals.
> Helps two fold, with lawsuits against the bus company
I think the most succinct way to describe the US to an outsider, in a way that will help them understand or explain most of the behaviors that may seem odd, is that everyone's #1 goal all the time is to avoid ever taking the blame for anything, supported by a #2 goal of finding someone else to blame. In an ideal situation, things are arranged such that no one may be blamed.
There are cameras inside the buses in San Francisco too.
I certainly agree with your assessment, cameras are obscenely obvious in Singapore, which leads to the feeling of being watched. The difference, I suspect, is that more money is spent to make the cameras an obvious fixture, and you can be sure that the well-connected government is tracking you through them. In Singapore, little brother and big brother are one and the same.
Pretty much any country rich enough to have cameras in busses does that... because it's common to have crimes on public transport and cameras help a lot with that. Do you expect privacy while on *public* transport?!
US busses are full of cameras. School busses, public transit busses. Basically all busses. I wouldn't be surprised if most charter busses have them, even.
com2kid|4 years ago
Same thing in America, this has been the case for a long time.
Helps two fold, with lawsuits against the bus company/ accusations against drivers, and of course with catching criminals.
handrous|4 years ago
I think the most succinct way to describe the US to an outsider, in a way that will help them understand or explain most of the behaviors that may seem odd, is that everyone's #1 goal all the time is to avoid ever taking the blame for anything, supported by a #2 goal of finding someone else to blame. In an ideal situation, things are arranged such that no one may be blamed.
bdamm|4 years ago
I certainly agree with your assessment, cameras are obscenely obvious in Singapore, which leads to the feeling of being watched. The difference, I suspect, is that more money is spent to make the cameras an obvious fixture, and you can be sure that the well-connected government is tracking you through them. In Singapore, little brother and big brother are one and the same.
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