Alexa Garfinkle
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Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
I think that if a company was to choose between having cameras in their business or not, they would choose the cameras. However, I think that in certain businesses such as banks, it is necessary because banks are at much more of a risk due to the amount o ... -
Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
I think it is definitely necessary for the state to consider safety as a high priority due to the amount of money that the university brings to Columbia. If Columbia were to become even more dangerous and crime more common, I think that parents would have ... -
Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
Although there is the potential for people to be watching the technology nearby, I think that it is does not give off the same perception as to if there was a presence of a two-way mirror. Many people have their doubts when it comes to cameras, so the exi ... -
Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
I definitely agree that college students are huge targets for smaller crimes. However, my point is not that it is surprising, but that it is worrying that these sorts of crimes are so common. Whenever I consider going to Five Points, there is always the t ... -
Re: The Advantage of Human Surveillance
This shift in logic is explained by the natural progression of time. When the Horseshoe was built in 1805, this served as the original campus, as Rutledge College was the one and only building. Through time, the campus has expanded and now has more than 3 ... -
Re: Watching You (Grimes-Rillorta)
Grace, That is such an interesting point. I definitely think that if the man that approached us had been in a suit and tie, we would have been much more willing to speak to him. There is an automatic assumption that people in work clothes are easily appr ... -
Re: Consumption
Re: Consumption
I think that the word investment automatically assumes that a person is trying to gain the largest benefit from a given situation. As described in our article, time equals money explains this idea. The concept of parking meters is one in which a person ac ... -
Re: Smile, You're on Camera!
Amy, You bring up a familiar point that I too observed while doing my Mass Observation Project. While sitting at The Gourmet Shop and surrounded by more than eight cameras, there was not once a time that a person brought up the presence of cameras. I fin ... -
Re: Watchful Consumers
Robert, I really enjoyed reading your article in regards to time equaling money. It made me think a lot about how society truly is run by finances, and I then began to think about the ways in which money is a constantly a factor in many of the decisions ... -
Re: To See or Not To See; Which is More Effective?
Holly, You make a very intriguing claim as to the reasons in which security cameras are put into place. When you state that "It is possible that the cameras serve a more analytical purpose by allowing the viewer to study society through them, in a c ...