People have been trying to stop crime for many years and current and future technology may hold the answer. Science fiction author Ray Bradbury gives us a glimpse into the near future in his short stories, and shows us that the key to a crimeless future may be soon at hand. Technology will lead to the end of crime.
Admittedly technology can be attributed to many problems in the world today such as bullying. nobullying.com says, “ Cyber bullying came in… with 17 percent of the reports involving cases that were associated with the internet.” A medium that allows people to harass others from a distance while remaining anonymous, sometimes leading people to commit suicide, couldn’t possibly reduce crime.
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Most people don’t think a lot about identity theft and other crimes that can be committed digitally, but they definitely happen. However there are digital services that can protect you from those types of crimes. According to identitytheftsecurity.com, “ Sixty percent of all identity theft cases are resolved as a result of digital monitoring and protection services.” With such a high rate of success among identity theft cases it seems we are already on our way to the end of digital crime. Another less thought about way crime can be prevented is through an automated house. In Ray Bradbury’s “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” he writes, “ A dog whined, shivering, on the front porch. The front door recognized the dog voice and opened.” If we applied this to doors today in our houses, intruders couldn't pick locks or use the key that is hiding under the mat in front of the door to get into a house, because the key would be someone's voice. Bradbury also writes about the house that, “ ... It had shut up its windows and drawn shades in an old maidenly preoccupation with self-protection which bordered on a mechanical paranoia.” A house that can protect itself assures that there is no way anyone with bad intentions could get in to do anything to the residents or their property.
A crimeless future is not far off with technology at our side. Through forensics and DNA analysis, cameras, and strange automated houses, many crimes are being prevented. This means we are quickly approaching a planet wide crime free
Admittedly technology can be attributed to many problems in the world today such as bullying. nobullying.com says, “ Cyber bullying came in… with 17 percent of the reports involving cases that were associated with the internet.” A medium that allows people to harass others from a distance while remaining anonymous, sometimes leading people to commit suicide, couldn’t possibly reduce crime.
Although cyberbullying is an unfortunate …show more content…
Most people don’t think a lot about identity theft and other crimes that can be committed digitally, but they definitely happen. However there are digital services that can protect you from those types of crimes. According to identitytheftsecurity.com, “ Sixty percent of all identity theft cases are resolved as a result of digital monitoring and protection services.” With such a high rate of success among identity theft cases it seems we are already on our way to the end of digital crime. Another less thought about way crime can be prevented is through an automated house. In Ray Bradbury’s “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” he writes, “ A dog whined, shivering, on the front porch. The front door recognized the dog voice and opened.” If we applied this to doors today in our houses, intruders couldn't pick locks or use the key that is hiding under the mat in front of the door to get into a house, because the key would be someone's voice. Bradbury also writes about the house that, “ ... It had shut up its windows and drawn shades in an old maidenly preoccupation with self-protection which bordered on a mechanical paranoia.” A house that can protect itself assures that there is no way anyone with bad intentions could get in to do anything to the residents or their property.
A crimeless future is not far off with technology at our side. Through forensics and DNA analysis, cameras, and strange automated houses, many crimes are being prevented. This means we are quickly approaching a planet wide crime free