Scumbags decide to have a riot, and DCC decide that pedestrianisation of the city is the problem??
This is why we can’t have nice things in this country.
This makes no sense. Do pedestrians not provide much more passive surveillance than cars?
The riots happened on a street full of cars ffs
Specifically in the article they’re talking about allowing taxis or similar onto the proposed College Green Plaza to provide passive surveillance of the area.
Bit of an odd idea I think. The fear seems to be that the place will be empty at night and that may be threatening. I’m sceptical of that to be honest.
I don’t think bringing up the riots make much sense. They all took place, more or less on roads that allow traffic.
But anyway, for high traffic city centre areas like the proposed plaza if anything a public CCTV scheme, or even just regular Garda presence, would seem more appropriate and successful at deterring anti-social behaviour. Passive surveillance is more often deployed as an argument for like, positioning buildings, especially higher ones with balconies, around streets and parks, rather than deputising the taxi drivers of the country. I hope they decide against it.
or maybe they could, you know, police the area?
Literally waiting for any excuse just so they wouldn’t have to bother.
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Scumbags decide to have a riot, and DCC decide that pedestrianisation of the city is the problem??
This is why we can’t have nice things in this country.
This makes no sense. Do pedestrians not provide much more passive surveillance than cars?
The riots happened on a street full of cars ffs
Specifically in the article they’re talking about allowing taxis or similar onto the proposed College Green Plaza to provide passive surveillance of the area.
Bit of an odd idea I think. The fear seems to be that the place will be empty at night and that may be threatening. I’m sceptical of that to be honest.
I don’t think bringing up the riots make much sense. They all took place, more or less on roads that allow traffic.
But anyway, for high traffic city centre areas like the proposed plaza if anything a public CCTV scheme, or even just regular Garda presence, would seem more appropriate and successful at deterring anti-social behaviour. Passive surveillance is more often deployed as an argument for like, positioning buildings, especially higher ones with balconies, around streets and parks, rather than deputising the taxi drivers of the country. I hope they decide against it.
or maybe they could, you know, police the area?
Literally waiting for any excuse just so they wouldn’t have to bother.