Do you want cameras to watch you walk down the street? |
The direction of their mindless banter was inevitable... is it time we rethink cameras in our cities and will funding be provided by the government? Apparently there was some funding pulled back that would have allowed some major cities like Dallas and Chicago to install street cameras. The hosts were talking about how great it would be if the Boston Bombing loosens up funds and makes it possible for more cities to put up cameras.
We are living in an Orwellian novel friends.... guess that's why they haven't required kids to read things like 1984 and Animal Farm in public schools for a decade or more now.
So, let's talk talk about closed-circuit television (CCTV)as a tool of the government. Remember the London Riots? The United Kingdom has over 4 million cameras in public places. My number comes from 2011 so I'm sure they have more now. When the riots were happening the police force caught 2000 rioters because they could identify them from their CCTV network.
In New York these cameras are going up at a brisk and scary place. People have re-nicknamed the "Big Apple" the "Big Eyeball" as surveillance cameras are becoming so ubiquitous. People are being watched every moment of the day and you can't so much as cross the city or go to the library in some of these places without being literally watched by the man.
CCTV Image of bombing suspects |
Why this isn't infuriating people is beyond me! We are losing every bit of humanity and people are fat and happy and don't care. Ask a coworker today what they think about cities using CCTV to watch their every move. I promise you you'll hear things like, "It's fine, I don't have anything to hide!"
There will soon come a time when it is too damn late to change things. In apologies to the future generations, I'm sorry our own generation was so stupid, worthless and lazy. And for those of you reading this that don't fall into this category.... brainstorm with us here, what can we do to fix this lightening fast decline?
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