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> Iacuzza's car was inspected by valet attendants on orders from the TSA. They are turning ordinary citizens into spies and informers. Soon we won't be able to

• fvox13 13y ago
  This is the sad foundation of "If you see something, say something" as well.
  • roc 13y ago
    I thought that was more about making people aware of the bystander effect and urging them to err on the side of being the fifth person to report a strange bag, rather than assume someone else will get it? Notably "if you see something, say something" isn't encouraging anyone to pro-actively rifle through any and all unsecured items within reach, as is being done here by the TSA and valet attendants.
• ihsw 13y ago
  The logical step following spying is influencing politics: > By the 1970s, the Stasi had decided that methods of overt persecution which had been employed up to that time, such as arrest and torture, were too crude and obvious. It was realised that psychological harassment was far less likely to be recognised for what it was, so its victims, and their supporters, were less likely to be provoked into active resistance, given that they would often not be aware of the source of their problems, or even its exact nature. Zersetzung was designed to side-track and "switch off" perceived enemies so that they would lose the will to continue any "inappropriate" activities. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi#Zersetzung http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi#Zersetzung