how to stop terrorism (continued)

Recent news items have included CCTV footage of alleged bombers. It goes without saying that if we had many more CCTV cameras, crime would be easy to solve and prevent. If a crime happens, you just rewind all the cameras, and find out exactly what happened, who was involved, etc. Problem solved.

Of course, a massive increase in surveillance can only happen if either (a) we have a Stalinist totalitarian society, or (b) we totally trust our society - which implies that we can change it if we don't trust it.

So if we want to end crime and terrorism, we have two simple choices. uber-Stalinism or land rent. I know which one I'd choose.