Would you be in favor of adding CCV cameras to fight crime (sales)

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One thing watching BBCA has shown me is the development in UK of the use of CCV camera systems in London to capture random traffic/pedestrians that then can be used to backtrack crime/law-breaking activities...

Would you be in favor of additional tax (on fines/court costs or even general sales tax in low amount) to fund program to install and monitor CCV cameras in likely crime areas?
Maybe even pass a city ordinance requiring that businesses in areas with high crime install them and keep the video for up to 30 days
these systems do not have to cost lot of money now since they can be done fairly readily using the computer that most businesses have anyway

I know that some people see that as growth of Big Brother and intrusion into private lives--
but frankly cameras are objective in what they report--unlike eye-witness testimony that can be warped by perception/alcohol intake/time delays and other factors
and cameras can be readily available when witnesses may be difficult to come by---

I think part of solving this crime would be made simpler if there had been cameras outside the club that would have shown how the two British guys left the bar since no one has come forward with that info to explain how they got to crime scene