Author Topic: Avg. American on survellience 8-10 times a day (Read 253 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** October 17, 2002, 03:25:45 PM »

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38304-2002Oct17.html

Does it bother you?

JoeDirt · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2002, 03:35:33 PM »

nope doesnt bother me at all.

Innominate · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2002, 03:44:33 PM »

Under normal circumstances, yes.

Privately owned cameras are a fact of life, and there is nothing can or should be done about them.

Cameras in public places are scary. Everything that has the potential to cut down on civil liberties is. Remember that when the government promises that some new system won't be used in a certain way, it really only means that they'll wait untill nobody thinks anything of it anymore.

Social security cards anyone?

The current situation in DC is going to be a test. A test of what freedom is worth to americans. I'm willing to bet that it's not worth much. Right now we're lucky, the us government is fairly benign. Even if we had no rights, we'd be fairly well off. What happens when things change? What happens when we surrender our rights to this government, only to have a future one decide to be less benevolent? We're F*****.

Big Brother is coming.

wells · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2002, 06:16:36 PM »

What? You might be seen walking down the street, or driving your car? Or maybe even buying groceries? Ooooo....big deal
Just smile and wave. If it deters crime or helps catch the criminals, how bad can it be?

john9001 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2002, 06:28:06 PM »

i always wear a disguise when i go out

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2002, 06:37:32 PM »

I try to flash the cameras whenever possible.

Fatty · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2002, 06:50:47 PM »

I want to know when somebody is going to kick some poor bureaucrat's bellybutton for taking pictures of his girlfriend.

Mr. Blonde · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2002, 08:47:53 PM »

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The current situation in DC is going to be a test

A test? I think these people know exactly what they are doing, by their actions they are succeeding in accomplishing the task of tearing apart our constitution the very fabric of our nation.

HTC ought to paste little american flags on all the sheep in the game, nothing hide nothing to worry about right? Baaaaaa.

I reckon it has to happen.

texace · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2002, 10:07:38 PM »

Doesn't bother me a bit. My employers have security cameras...as does all my shopping centers and malls. Everywhere I go I can be seen by cameras.

As for social security numbers,, it's easy to nab those off the Internet...so I don't mind if a camera catches it...the gov't already knows it...and'll give it to anyone who asks.

But who'd want to be a 17 year old slob from the South?

SaburoS · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2002, 01:11:10 AM »

At present it doesn't bother me ....yet.
A vast majority of security cameras are privately owned (security for stores, banks, etc.)
Seems to keep costs down to deter shoplifting, or help catch major criminals (kidnappers, bank robbers, rapists, etc.).
The moment the goverment operates and links the cameras to a central unit to monitor law-abiding citizens to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights, then I'll have a problem with it.

Fatty · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2002, 08:51:46 AM »

The social secrurity reference had nothing to do with cameras. It's about the expanded use of the number over the years I'd imagine.

Apache · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2002, 09:06:21 AM »

What expectation of privacy do you have walking down a public street anyway? Can't walk down a street naked can you?

When they try to stick a camera in my house, then I'll get worried. Thats where I get nekkid.

loser · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2002, 02:05:55 PM »

i like to pick my nose when i know on camera, and wave at said camera with my finger up my nose

that is just me though.