yes...there are cameras everywhere here...not just in London...everywhere!!!

but that being said..we're not being watched at all times...they're just machines recording footage that will be referred to for evidence if a crime is committed in the area...

I know in some smaller towns and trouble spots there are people manning certain cameras but that is by far few and in between...to have a person behind every camera in London would cost millions of ££££ an hour...not possible...

I'm not one for authoritarian big brother style enforcement yet I have no qualms about their presence as I'm not a criminal

I know the same thing could easily have a different effect in the states where police are generally much more heavy-handed...I understand people's concerns over there...

here the police are like comical keystone cops in comparison...besides,, they give you the benefit of the doubt and don't carry guns...and are generally polite

Sorry, that should have been purple. But maybe a police state, or enforced curfew isn't something to take so lightly. Living in NYC, I can say the NYPD has left a bad taste in my mouth. Generally tough guy/gal assholes with no patience. It always alarms me when I see those bozos strapped with assault rifles and think about what kind of mind has been given that power/weapon.

I'm with ya. The Portland police aren't any different - shoot first, ask questions later. And you better hope you're not black or mentally ill. Heck - even being suspected of being drunk is liable to get you beaten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6O09cbC ... e=youtu.be

This guy is still on the run. Its scary stuff. Who knows which way he took off to.

You mean none of you guys ever lived during a time of Martial Law?

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I just read this. Apparently Jeff Bauman, whose graphic photo was perhaps one of the most shocking following the events in Boston (you can find that elsewhere if you are so inclined, I won't repost it), helped ID one of the bombing suspects from his hospital bed.

Boston Bomb Victim in Photo Helped Identify Suspects

I have deep sympathies for Mr. Bauman and all the victims, whose lives will never again be the same after suffering through this, and to come out of that shock and trauma both physical and mental and first thing be thinking beyond yourself is truly commendable.

Well, I'm glad it's over. I watched the feed almost all day.
The authorities did a good job. I can't imagine what would have happen in a situation like that here with the super leaders that we have

Im glad also. Its been a crazy 24 hours.

Scary stuff... I'm glad they caught them and that people's lives can begin to return to normal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LrbsUVSVl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNfoq-8hGMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC58A4EW6tg

I understand, and it is good to hear the perspective of people that were there, but that is still scary the way the cops were surrounding the house with those weapons and having people evacuate one by one with their hands up just to do a search of the house like in the first video. I will edit the "who is scarier" part though.