The first reason is that CCTVs do not do any good to reduce crime. An MBC news report aired last August 27, 2013 disclosed a shocking statistic. The stat showed that neither the crime prevention rate nor the criminal apprehension rate has increased with the presence of CCTVs, but unfortunately in some places they both have decreased even. This is similar to the rates of school bullying, theft, and other crimes among students. If CCTVs cannot even fulfill their basic mission, their existence is hardly required. Because of CCTVs' low contribution in crime solving, the privacy of students should be weighed more than them.
CCTV stands for closed-circuit television. The term “closed” itself connotes a yawning gap between the haves and the have nots. Peter Weir's 1998 movie, “The Truman Show” is about the an ordinary salary man who is the main character in a 24 - hour reality show of the same name based on his life. The interesting point here is that the protagonist himself does not know that his everyday life is being filmed and broadcasted around the world. Near the movie’s climax the main character slowly notices a strange repetition in his life pattern. This SF movie is not far away from the world we are living in. As the number of CCTVs is dramatically increasing, the surveillance of people around the country can be very extreme and be basically like a “Truman Show”.
Last but not least, privacy is one of the glorious presents humanity has ever received. The French and US revolutions are one of the great fights between the people and the powers that be. The people of these countries gained many rights in their