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Article: Harris Poll Shows 96 Percent of Americans Support Uses of Video Surveillance to Counteract Terrorism.
- Article from:
- Bioterrorism Week
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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A recent Harris Poll survey indicates that 96 percent of U.S. citizens feel the federal government and law enforcement agencies should be able to use video surveillance in an effort to counteract terrorism and help protect U.S. citizens in specific public places. Four out of five adults feel that in extreme cases, such as a terrorist attack, the government should be able to use any available means to protect citizens, and more than half (54 percent) of U.S. adults are even willing to put a portion of the government's stimulus funds toward setting up video surveillance to help reduce crime (see also Behavioral Recognition Systems, Inc.).
The results are at odds ...