The goal is to intimidate criminals, and mitigate crime. What’s wrong with that?
It does not take much imagination to see how use of these tools can be easily abused.
There are already stories of abuse, here are a few: https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/what-the-flock-police-surveilla... (Many more can be found with a quick Google search.)
Honestly, "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about" is a juvenile take in a post-Snowden world.
You aren't the one deciding what is a crime and what isn't.
It does not take much imagination to see how use of these tools can be easily abused.
There are already stories of abuse, here are a few: https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/what-the-flock-police-surveilla... (Many more can be found with a quick Google search.)
Honestly, "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about" is a juvenile take in a post-Snowden world.
You aren't the one deciding what is a crime and what isn't.