I resent the fact that you think we are brainwashed. The key term there is "if i should choose to put it on my wrist". Its a choice. I just booked a ticket on an airplane. One airline wants to charge me $25 for my first bag. The other will let me take it for free. I CHOSE the one without the baggage fee, same as you can CHOSE the airline that doesnt have this requirement.
As far as them only using it in an emergency, that comes down to where we draw the line. I think its okay for airlines to chose this method for an emergency. However, I would stand up and try to stop it if they decided to expand it to be used to, say, keep people in their seats as you mentioned before. Im not saying I WANT to wear the bracelet, I just see it as being stupid more than an attempt to rob us of our freedom.
DUDE, NO INSULT is/was intended. but you are showing ua a prime example. it always starts small. then they ""need"" to change it to do something else. then they decide it ""needs"" to be an extra charge. you are right, in that it comes to where you draw the line, but once we all let them get their foot in the door so to speak, they slowly morph it into what they want, and rater unbelievably no one seems to notice till it's tooo late.
i'll campare it to a couple laws here ni nj..very simplistic comparison, but it might help.
1)NJ seatbelt law. years ago when they started using it, it was only for our own safety. it was never going to be a reason to pull us over, but if they pulled us over sor something else, and we weren't wearing one, they coudl ticket us for it.
now, not only is it a primary offense, but they actually set up seatbelt checkpoints much like the DUI checkpoints.
2)EZPASS...on the NJ turnpike, and AC expressway, we have an ezpass system. was sworn it was only to help traffic flow and would be used for nothing else.
i personally know 2 people that have recieved speeding tickets in the mail because they were timed through multyiple toll booth with it.
i fear the next thing will be our newer vehicles equipped with gps systems....they already communicate with somewhere(i don't know who or where) and the GM's will call you and send you an email when your CEL comes on. they report when you've been involved in an accident. this means they track you in them. how long till you start seeing ticket in the mail from thjese systems? or they just decide that john drove like an amazinhunk last week, so they shut down his car this week for punishment?
now....you do understand exactly what brainwashing is, right? there are many forms of it. what it comes down to is making you WANT what they want you to want. so for the bracelets, they want people to want them, so they push the safety aspect. then when people accept them for that, they start doing the above mentioned types of things.
again, nothing personal dude.......
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