Comment by ranger_danger

> Government run centralized surveillance does not provide the individual with tangible benefits

It certainly can if you're willing to see it from a different perspective.

Imagine a thief, stalker, abuser or anyone that commits a crime against you, but police normally would not be able to locate them after they run away. Having those cameras can absolutely help them locate them quickly in order to arrest them shortly after you report an incident.

I'm not trying to defend surveillance, I certainly don't want it, I'm just saying there can technically be non-obvious benefits.