Posted on 12/21/2007 6:03:26 PM PST by BGHater
Edited on 12/21/2007 6:31:46 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
For some reason, I really do care. It's just another loss of freedom, drip, drip, drip.
When the cameras are in a casino, you can opt not to go there. When they're in every nook and cranny of our lives, I find that problematic.
btt
I undertand it bothers people and I would take their side in a fight against them. They just don't bother me at all.
BTW it's nice to see you still fighting away.
Still thees a WIDE difference between a baby monitor and DARPA data mining project
“If you’re doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide” - gag me alert!
Good night! We now have jobs for all of our public school underachievers. With all of those cameras, there will be jobs jobs jobs for lens polishers. For those who spent their education days playing video games instead of studying, there will be jobs for them: watching those monitors if they can be kept from playing video games instead. Oh, I forgot. There will be cameras watching the monitor watchers too.
My sarcasm has one important point: no one has a clue about the cost-to-benefit of all this watching. All of those cameras and all of the support electronics is quite a cost. Most of this stuff is out in the weather and has lower durability. Small camera systems can be thousands of dollars to install but that is only the first installment on years of maintenance. Maintenance costs can be staggering. Once you have those pictures, who will utilize that information? All of this cost needs to be weighed for benefit. And, it these costs are being supported by government, we the taxpayer are paying for it.
We can hide in burkas! The new fashion rage will be unisex burkas. There will be burkas for our dogs.
I will agree to the use of the technology of, say, ubiquitous cameras monitoring private citizens while going about their business when, and only when, government hires a person with a loaded Glock pointed at the head of anyone and everyone (presumably, one person per) monitoring the cameras, said watcher being statutorily immune from ANY prosecution for discharging the weapon.
By George, I think you're right - got any suggestions?
so it's failsafe? Even tho human eyes are on it - and interpreting - you could never be misidentified?
I wouldn't trust in that - indeed, if the 'machine' says a thing is so, that will be that - unless, hopefully you can 'find' you on another machine at the same time somewhere else.
I predict some pretty bad unintended happenstances
Pommes Bleues...
Can’t speak for the others, but .30-06 works REAL good.
I choose to be where the cameras aren't nor will be - for about 98% of my time...where I can still live a bit freer. There still are such places.
It's not that I'm afraid of being watched - it's just that I don't feel the need to be - I'm not a herd animal.
It's MY business where I go and what I do. I will not go meekly into that world where one group of people watch others - and discern who's doing what...no matter their rationale.
The devils can also quote scripture...
How is that? We're not the ones who are watching the cameras.
Surveillance is a two-edged sword. The bad part is being filmed everywhere when you go out in public (except maybe the rest room). The good part is that you can prove where you were if charged with something you didn't do because you are a dead ringer for someone else who committed a crime.
There's no way out of leaving electronic fingerprints all over town. When I'm out and about shopping, I make sure I save all my receipts, even if I pay cash because then I can use it to prove my whereabouts if that ever came into question, as it has the date, time, salesclerk ID etc. I know the system is not my friend, that I am already assumed to be guilty, not innocent.
Maybe people are more free in a third world country than here. The government doesn't have the means or technology to track every move.
that would be a stupid and puerile reaction.
I NEVER said for anybody to do anything. Speak for yourself.
Right. LOL now go try and buy a fully automatic weapon. One set of rules for me another set for thee is our governments creed. Usually the only persons supporting such intrusions are those with vested interest either working for the companies which make them, a local law enforcement chief who just can't live without them, or some fool more than willing to sacrifice rights and freedoms for a false sense of security and insist everyone do likewise because our parties person in elected office says it's good for the nation.
Fear the government which fears your guns. Fear the government which fears your freedoms and right to privacy. Fear the government who thinks it has the right to spy or intrude on your right to privacy in almost every venue of your life. Fear thenm because soon they will be your master.
Hey Joe you were driving reckless yesterday your left front tire touched the yellow line on the interstate. We also noticed you were smoking inside your car as well. Please mail in a mandatory $250 fine. Hey Joe you screwed in an illegal 100 watt incandescent bulb in your living room didn't you. Our camera saw you. Please mail in your fine or pay a $125 fee to contest this in court.
We also heard though our street mounted audio monitors you have a sexual encounter with your wife last night. Nothing wrong wink wink we just wanta say atta boy way to go although the infared pictures aren't as good as our other cameras. You do practice mandated birth control right? Our records show your recent purchase of such at the pharmacy. BTW you are 5 days late on your health insurance payment. We noticed by your internet logs you hadn't paid. Oh BTW Joe you are over your limit this month in allowable time units for allowed religous worship time. We are certain you will correct this matter. We also noticed you did not spend equal time in a mosque or satanic service as required under United Nations diversity statutes. You do realize this could result in revocation of your religous privlidges don't you? We expect to log your appearance there for daily prayers.
Remember things run so much better when all good citizens cooperate with us.
I’ve “heard” of it. Amazing!
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