So, Franklin was agianst all laws then? Every law cedes some liberty.
Yes, but is a fine ballance. We cede very minor freedoms for the greater and more important ones. Freedom dose not mean you can do anything. It means you have the right to express your views and live without infringing on others natural rights.

Cameras pointing at public areas isn not intruding into every area of people's life. People can choose not to go into the areas, and therefore not get recorded. Of course, you might prefer the added safety of no cameras on buses as this is of course such a personal and embarassing activity to be undertaking.
My post was hyberbole. I have no problems with cameras in public places with past recoreds of (fairly major) crime. But blanketing downtown with them is a little to much. Are you telling me their isn't a better less intrusive way, not to mention cost effective, the government could do this?

In fact, thinking about it, Air traffic Control records the position and height of every plane! What an intrusion! Best scrap it - after all we all now know Franklin's quote.
Their are safty benfits to this. It also dosn't infrinage any major personal freedoms.