More Unintended Consequences

I love all aspects of how humans interact with technology, so I was particularly interested in seeing how well the new crimecams of San Francisco would work out. Turns out they're very effective in reducing crime - within range of the cameras. Were the designers of this system not parents? Even toddlers catch on that if you want to misbehave and not get caught, you move out of sight. Mayor Gavin Newsom voiced the paradigm of a generation when he said that the cameras at least made people feel safer. This would seem absurd if it weren't followed by the next quote. Paraphrased, it says that citizens felt safer because crime moved away a block or two, so that their neighbors would have to deal with it instead. The ultimate nimby. Newsom even says that he anticipated some kind of felon shuffle when he had them put up, but that voters generally liked them. The fact that the cameras might be able to zoom in on their bedtime activities doesn't seem to faze them.