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A furious Camden resident spotted a ridiculous new CCTV camera in the communal area in front of his flat, which plays a recorded message demanding people leave the area or have their photograph taken and “sent for processing.”
The full statement beamed out by the angry motion-sensing CCTV camera, in a heavy American accent, is this: “Stop! This is a restricted area and your photograph is being taken. It will be sent for processing if you do not leave the area now.”
One rightly rather furious resident recorded a clip of the threatening camera and put it up on YouTube, if you’d like to get a small idea of what living in London in the year 2012 can be like. [Big Smoke via TechEye]
Update: According to Camden Council talking to The Telegraph, the voices of these new “flash cameras” were turned on by mistake and will be shut off forthwith. They won’t stop tracking people mind you, just stop shouting at them first.
It loses points for not giving you 20 seconds to comply
It makes me a sad panda knowing that no one got that reference.
You killed Kinney- You bastard!
I was young…and needed the money.
Dead or alive, you’re coming with me!
haha… and the other favourite… “Bitches…leave”
This is doubleplusungood
Indeed; our Big Brother is getting bigger every year. Look out for hidden microphones all over the place soon!
How depressing. At least record a British voice.
At least I can play at real life Metal Gear Solid with actual responding cameras. Tell you what, first person to hack the camera system to play the “!” alert from Metal Gear Solid gets my unfaltering respect.
That would be awesome.
Bonus points if it triggers Alert Phase and plays appropriate music for the duration. xD
I guess this is to stop antisocial behaviour outside the building. I prefer the idea in use at Brixton tube station. They play classical music outside the entrance.
They do that at Great Portland Street too. Never understood why.
Chavs hate classical music, therefore less likely to spend time in the area. It’s genius in theory.
You say they hate classical music, they will adapt. They are like the Flu.
“errr mate, I aint bein’ funny or nuttin but why is you not lisnin to dat Bach song? dat cello is well rapid.”
They should be tricky to identify beacause they will all look the same. The wearing of hoods I mean.
Epic troll – Banksy is probably pissing himself
Yeah, the only thing missing is a kick arse auto turret – to vapourize the bloke who made this video.
Get a grip chap… you know the deterrent is not meant for you. It’s meant for Clarence J Boddicker. Move on