suntzu
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Statesman wrote:
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The UK is a joke--and the USSA is quickly heading down that road.
Statesman wrote:
Only the police are "well trained and professional" enough to carry a gun...SouthernBoy wrote:Welcome to 1984.Britain has several million trash cans in service which have a microchip embedded within their interiors. These chips contain software that analyzes the amount of trash versus recyclables a citizen discards and if the ratio is outside of acceptable parameters, the citizen receives a fine.
Some of their cops also carry a portable fingerprint scanning devices (called Lantern) so they can take fingerprints (two) from drivers they stop. The project I last worked on was responsible for this technology.
There are cameras all over the place in major cities.
I think umbrellas with metal tips have already been banned, but I am not sure about this.
A major defense contractor for the U.S. Army is developing a hand held device that will gather biometric data from individuals. Finger print scans, voice prints, iris scans, facial recognition.. probably a few more I don't recall. I have seen an informal demonstration with this device and it is scary. Just think if the government were of a mind to turn this loose on American citizens.
The dark and evil side of technology.
Next they'll be permanently binding your arms in legs, just in case you might hit or kick someone. Isn't authoritarianism grand?
Has anyone noticed the male officer is pointing his gun in the direction of the female officer? This is dangerous.
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Britain needs to ban police officers from owning guns, for safety's sake. What if he accidentally pointed it at an innocent bystander?! :what: Won't they think of the children?! :what:</sarcasm>
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The UK is a joke--and the USSA is quickly heading down that road.