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# Gaaaaaaahhhh!
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/gaaaaaaahhhh/
- Published: 2009-10-06T22:10:35.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:43:41.000Z
- Author: Guy Aitchison
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

A primordial scream echoes across Twitter. When it comes to the avalanche of stupid petty-minded authoritarian measures there really does come a point when words fail you.

Via @alixmortimer comes this latest insult to the British people:

Members of the public could earn cash by monitoring commercial CCTV cameras in their own home, in a scheme planned to begin next month.  
The Internet Eyes website will offer up to £1,000 if viewers spot shoplifting or other crimes in progress. The site's owners say they want to combine crime prevention with the incentive of winning money.  
[Read the full article.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8293784.stm?ref=opendemocracy.net)