Social ills ยท 05

Prevention without universal surveillance

Crime, accidents
and preventable death.

Material abundance may reduce desperation-driven crime, but it will not remove domination, resentment, revenge, thrill-seeking, status conflict, ideological violence or interpersonal conflict.

Reduce dangerous conditions

Accidents

Autonomous vehicles, safer machinery, continuous inspection, predictive maintenance, intelligent fire prevention and real-time medical response.

Protection

Prevention, mediation, investigation and victim support with clear authority, privacy and appeal.

Repair

Rehabilitation and early intervention rather than assuming more monitoring alone creates safety.

Change the conditions,
not just the cameras.

The long-term possibility is that fewer people die because an operator was tired, distracted, poorly trained or forced to work in danger.

Return to the social-ills model โ†—
See the capability catalogue โ†—