CA Court Rules Cyber Cafe Cameras Constitutional

Posted by Cliff on Saturday January 31, 2004 @09:30AM from the big-brother-is-alive-and-well dept.

mbstone writes: "A California appellate court has upheld [PDF link], 2-1, a Garden Grove, California ordinance requiring so-called 'cyber cafes' to impose a curfew, hire security guards, and install video surveillance cameras capable of identifying patrons. The opinion is a must-read; the dissenting judge called the law 'Orwellian,' and pointed out that 'even the government of Malaysia' was 'too ashamed to enforce' a similar proposal." It appears that the ordinances were enacted in part due to crime involving "gang activity" and to curtail school-children from using the facilities during school hours (unless accompanied by a guardian).

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hate this shit by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-31 09:52 · Score: 3, Informative

I used to HATE this shit. When I was a kid and would go to the mall, video arcade or movie theater, adults (especially security) would harass me about not being in school.

Of course, I was like "fuck you - I go to a private year-round school and we get a week off every other month you stupid shit".

People really need to be responsible for THEMSELVES and stop trying to be fucking mommy/daddy/big brother.