In many cities the use of video cameras in public places is being increased in order to reduce crime, but some people believe that these measures restrict our individual freedom. Do the benefits of increased security outweigh the drawbacks?
Nowadays, many cities see the proliferation of video cameras installed in public places to combat crime. This phenomenon has spawned worries about the loss of individual freedom. Although there are certain demerits, I personally contend that the benefits brought about by a CCTV system eclipse the downside.
First and foremost, it is indisputable that the video surveillance system has proven to be an asset in the fight against crime. The first supporting reason for this is how effective it is in deterring potential criminals. As video cameras monitor an area constantly, they inflict a psychological effect on prospective lawbreakers to make them shy away from the protected zones. In reality, research has shown that CCTV reduces the crime rate in a neighborhood by 70%. Furthermore, widespread public camera implementation plays a crucial role in catching culprits red-handed and preventing further damage. This is because the system transmits live footage to a central office where authorised personnel observe the screens all the time and can see a crime unfolding. As a result, police can be mobilized instantly to the crime scene, catch offenders in the act and also stop them from further damaging an area. Last but not least, the footage from video cameras can be utilized to identify criminals and avoid prosecuting the innocent. For example, in many terrorist attack cases, there is a heavy reliance on video cameras to single out the perpetrators from millions of people.
On the other hand, some disadvantages are obvious but not only are these not worth sacrificing the benefits for but they can also be forestalled in many ways. The first concern raised along with the installation of public cameras is privacy intrusion. To be more specific, the discomfort from being watched incessantly and from the hesitation to freely express emotions through behaviors such as hugging, holding hands as well as kissing is what people oppose. Secondly, this system has been subject to misuse by corrupted individuals to serve their malevolent intentions before. Instead of using cameras to detect crime, some take advantage of their power to stalk individuals and extract personal information. For example, many people have found out that their daily routine is recorded and their everyday destinations as well as banking information are exposed. However, I believe the discomfort is a small price to pay instead of being robbed or murdered and incorrect uses of video cameras can be prevented with a strict procedure issued by governments to only allow authorised access and strong firewall to prevent hackers.
In conclusion, in spite of the justifiable questions surrounding video cameras in public places, I believe these systems should be approved widely, especially in crowded areas, to abate crime rate and create a safe living environment.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, furthermore, however, if, second, secondly, so, well, as to, for example, in conclusion, such as, as a result, as well as, in spite of, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 23.0 13.1623246493 175% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 7.85571142285 76% => OK
Conjunction : 15.0 10.4138276553 144% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 7.30460921844 68% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 23.0 24.0651302605 96% => OK
Preposition: 60.0 41.998997996 143% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 8.3376753507 108% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2419.0 1615.20841683 150% => OK
No of words: 454.0 315.596192385 144% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.3281938326 5.12529762239 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61598047577 4.20363070211 110% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.87780198424 2.80592935109 103% => OK
Unique words: 260.0 176.041082164 148% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.57268722467 0.561755894193 102% => OK
syllable_count: 765.0 506.74238477 151% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 5.43587174349 147% => OK
Article: 4.0 2.52805611222 158% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.76152304609 168% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 16.0721442886 124% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 20.2975951904 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.8747266659 49.4020404114 95% => OK
Chars per sentence: 120.95 106.682146367 113% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.7 20.7667163134 109% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.55 7.06120827912 121% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 8.67935871743 81% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 11.0 3.9879759519 276% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.267827588478 0.244688304435 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.076200838298 0.084324248473 90% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0533914750798 0.0667982634062 80% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.167001506115 0.151304729494 110% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0285708122583 0.056905535591 50% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.0 13.0946893788 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.69 50.2224549098 81% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.1 11.3001002004 116% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.93 12.4159519038 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.88 8.58950901804 115% => OK
difficult_words: 148.0 78.4519038076 189% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 9.78957915832 87% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 10.1190380762 107% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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