Give Jamaica Eye a fair chance

THE EDITOR, Sir:

THE DEEPER we look at Jamaica’s national security landscape, the more apparent it becomes that some people just don’t want the system to work.

Whenever there is an announcement of a strategy that I believe can finally arrest the country’s crime problem, shortly after, there is some rumour, theory, or idea that the system will cost residents their “right to privacy”.

Apparently, Jamaicans have become so “private” in recent years that our right to privacy must be secured always, sounding more and more like the Americans and their right to bear arms. The fact that they continue to fight for their rights, school shooting after school is mind-boggling.

NOT AND INFRINGEMENT

Jamaica Eye is not an infringement on the private recordings of Jamaican citizens nor will citizens ever be forced to surrender recordings from their devices. Let’s stop the foolishness! Jamaica Eye is a network of CCTV cameras spread across the country. Some have already been placed by the Government and the others, it is hoped, will come from business interests, homeowners, and other stakeholders. The Government is only interested in cameras pointing in the public domain.

Be that as it may, perhaps it may be time to reconsider our stance on privacy since our fear of knowing has cost us hoopla with NIDS, hear say with ZOSOs, and carrygo-bring-come with Jamaica Eye.