Georgia 8th grader suspended for taking camera out of restroom ceiling

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Security cameras are installed primarily to deter crime. Gathering evidence is only a secondary role they play. A hidden camera does nothing to deter crime. If a criminal isn't aware of its presence, that criminal won't modify his behaviour when around the camera.

This hidden camera smells very fishy to me.

If you want to put cameras in a public bathroom, you should put them in plain sight, and also put up signs informing the patrons that they are being filmed. If you want to make sure nobody tampers with the plain sight cameras, you can also put in hidden cameras pointing at the regular cameras. They are cool if they are hidden then, because the patron already knows they are being filmed.