Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams suggested that Americans must be surveilled in order to stop terror attacks.
“Things are going to have to change,” he said, comparing the future of American society to shifts that took place following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
“I remember a time when I could run from my car to the gate to catch a flight. After 9/11, we realized we need to do things very, very differently so that we could all arrive at our destinations safely,” Williams said. “I think you’re going to see a lot of things change in the city of New Orleans, and actually, I think you are going to see a lot of things change in this country in terms of how we handle large-scale events where there is pedestrian access and where vehicles are allowed.”
“I think you’re going to see things change in terms of the level of surveillance that we have in this country,” he explained. “We push back against some of that. But when you look at places like the UK and other European places where CCTV is very commonplace and used proactively so it can look for signs or indications of an attack.”
“I think you’re going to start seeing those things in this city because I’m going to be pushing for them, and you’re probably going to be seeing them in a lot of other places that are destination cities like the city of New Orleans,” Williams concluded.
Similarly, in California, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced last year hundreds of high-tech surveillance cameras are set to be installed in Oakland and surrounding freeways to combat crime.
