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You know we've gone off the rails a bit when the authorities feel they have to automate 24x7 surveillance to watch for things that the neighbors otherwise don't
by Roboprog 10y ago
You know we've gone off the rails a bit when the authorities feel they have to automate 24x7 surveillance to watch for things that the neighbors otherwise don't give one rat shit about. (nobody is complaining about anything, but we're still looking for a way to take down "those people", for a given unpopular group of the day)
E.g. - the War on Drugs going from somehow (merely) "keeping the peace" to Zero Tolerance and zero sense.
- new_hackers 10y agoWhat do you expect? It's the push from the "never again" crowd. Sandy hook, Boston marathon, San Bernardino, and Orlando to name a few. People are so scared of the big bad terrorist that they are more than happy to be watched 24/7. If you have nothing to hide then what's the problem?