Should There Be Security Cameras In Schools

Cost "Do you think all security cameras cost $1000? "No, I very clearly stated in the first round that they cost from 250 to 1000 dollars depending on quality. "Oh yeah, every school need giant 3D boards to watch movies. "You've offered no evidence whatsoever that they are attempting to have 3D boards in every school to watch movies. Your entire case built against smart boards rests on your own personal assertions and nothing more. You have failed to find sources showing that schools are using them for ridiculous reasons such as for spanish classes or watching movies. You have failed to find sources showing that they aren't effective learning devices. Therefore your case against smartboards has crumbled. You have also made little attempt to mask the fact that you are asking schools to spend thousands of dollars to buy expensive and unnecessary security cameras. Security (Armed situations)I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but over 1 million americans have a job in the U. S. armed forces. These employees have assault rifles, fighter jets, tanks, etc all at their place of work. How many of them have gone on homicidal rampages? You can probably only name the Fort Hood Shooting. The fact of the matter is that millions of Americans own guns, are responsible gun owners, and don't start going Rambo on children when they get mad. For this fact you have no reason to stand on the argument that you fear a teacher is going to go on a rampage. I want gun owning teachers to bring their firearms to school for defending the children if need be. Just as I want military personel to use their firearms for defense if need be. To make the argument that we should disarm responsible gun owning teachers who have the purpose of defending their students is as ridiculous as making the argument we should disarm the military who have the purpose of defending U. S. soild as well as U. S. interests abroad. Should we also disarm police officers as well? Think about, police officers carrying guns walk around in public with a pistol in their holster easy for anyone to grab. Just as teachers walk around campus carrying guns in public. Your argument is just as ludicrous. For your reasons against arming teachers, a notion that has become a reality in many U. S. and Israeli schools already, we should disarm the U. S. military as well as Law enforcement. I very clearly stated that teachers who have guns at home should be allowed to bring them. People don't go out buying revolvers to keep where they live if they don't know how to use them. "In conclusion, my opponent thinks guns can solve all our problems. "Oh I'm sorry, I must have missed were you explained how security cameras, PHYSICALLY STOPPED GUN WIELDING MANIACS! !! This is a scenario you brought up. You specifically said that we need security cameras to prevent school shootings like Virginia Tech. You make the claim that we need cameras to prevent school shootings, and yet you give no explanation how they will actually stop a school shooting. You know how school shootings end? They end when either the police or the the shooter themself, blows out the brains of the shooter. Either way, guns end school school shootings, not cameras. Security (misc)I was against the idea of spending money hiring security personel, but janitors have the job of keeping school grounds sanitary and administrative personel have the job of running schools. You have yet to prove that they have time to watch security cameras all day while they are already doing the jobs they are paid to do. Your claim that "The people at the front office could watch the cameras because they're not doing anything half the time! ", is without basis and again, merely assertion. BullyingI'm not asking for children to fight with others that are twice as large. I'm asking them to report misconduct and misbehavior from fellow classmates to administrative personel. It would save schools thousands of dollars and possibly the jobs of other school employees. That is not an unreasonable request. I never said they were wimps, you are putting words in my mouth, I said that it did not make sense that taxpayers should be forced to spend thousands of dollars on cameras when kids being bullied aren't willing to report the bullying. Privacy"Who said they have to be put in bathrooms"Anyone with common sence knows that when people conduct illegal activity, they conduct it in privacy. Students don't sell drugs in the principles office, not out on the quad during passing period, etc. Students use and sell drugs in bathrooms were it is private. In order to catch a decent amount of illegal activity, cameras need to be placed in bathrooms, which is a violation of personal privacy. Therefore cameras cannot catch illegal activity. ConclusionMy opponents claims regarding the futility of Smartboards are mere assertions. My opponents claims regarding the laziness of school employees are mere assertionsMy opponent says that cameras won't be placed in school bathrooms, the areas were nearly all illegal activity on school occurs. My opponent thinks it is reasonable to have the taxpayer shell out millions nation wide for security cameras to stop bullying, when children should be reporting it themselves to the school. My opponent has not given any explaination as to how security cameras will stop school shootings while she opposes the presence of firearms on campus. Which, by the way, is becoming a method of preventing school shootings in my already stateded sources. All in all my opponent has not shown that security cameras can catch illegal activity when she doesn't want them planted in the areas where illegal activy occurs, that security camears do a damn thing to prevent school shootings other than simply record the massacre, that security cameras are not a violation of personal privacy and that security camera's are worth the cost when they don't prevent illegal activity and when you need to hire additional personel to monitor them.