tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post6228414035237751781..comments2023-10-05T11:24:50.821+02:00Comments on Leisha's Random Thoughts & Ponderings: Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1984!Leisha Camdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768409807832229050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-36224876979945811372008-07-11T09:57:00.000+02:002008-07-11T09:57:00.000+02:00'These people' they said, assuming guilt before ev...<I>'These people' they said, assuming guilt before even a charge had been laid.</I><BR/><BR/>And assuming, of course, that something like that could never happen to themselves. I'm sure they figure that things like that only happen to 'other people'.<BR/><BR/>But when we realize that when you get right down to it we may all be equally at risk, it'll probably already be too late.<BR/><BR/>One CCTV cam for every fifteen people!! That is <B>INSANE</B>!!! I can't for the life of me comprehend why people put up with that. And it <B>is</B> being abused - did you hear about the person somewhere in England who was being basically spied upon by some municipal employee because they were sure that this person wasn't picking up the poo when s/he was walking the dog?? :-o<BR/><BR/>If it can be misused, it will be. I don't understand how so few people seem to realize that. :-(Leisha Camdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768409807832229050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-73921269255686878022008-07-10T19:00:00.000+02:002008-07-10T19:00:00.000+02:00On the CCTV cameras in the UK; I read that there i...On the CCTV cameras in the UK; I read that there is now one camera for every fifteen people, with even more being installed!Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-3316345287431703902008-07-10T18:57:00.000+02:002008-07-10T18:57:00.000+02:00Sadly, too many people agree with these increasing...Sadly, too many people agree with these increasing examples of government-out-of-control. I was in the UK recently, when the 42 day detention without charge law was passed. The general response of people I talked to was "good, we need to get these people into jail". 'These people' they said, assuming guilt before even a charge had been laid.<BR/>We have every reason to be very afraid.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.com