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Spy Drones Take to the Sky in the UK
Novotny writes to tell us The Guardian is reporting that the UK's has launched a new breed of police 'spy drone'. Originally used in military applications, these drones are being put into use as a senior police officer warns the surveillance society in the UK is eroding civil liberties. In the UK, there are an estimated 4.2 million surveillance cameras already, and you are on average photographed 300 times a day going about your business. Is there any evidence to suggest that this increasingly Orwellian society is actually any safer?"
The new last night covered a story about American Spy Planes flying over Norther California and Silicon Valley. The military said that they're just running tests. I don't believe them. Seems like for all the attention the UK is getting about this, here in the US we're getting the same treatment. Seems Orwell was off by about two and half decades.
- I voted for Nintendo and against Bush
Now when I am out speeding on my motorbike I give the finger every mile, just in case there is a camera watching.
Home fucking is killing prostitution.
I just don't understand why so many people voted for Tony Blair -- his party stated that they would not increase a set list of taxes. What happened was obvious: they increased every other tax they could think of, including local government taxes (by reducing the amount that the central government gives to local authorities).
They (the present government) have initiated the destruction of the United Kingdom through devolution. Devolution that has been implemented in a manner higher unfair to England and English voters (since MPs from Scotland get to vote on matters that only affect ENgland, but not the reverse).
They have removed the protections against double jeopardy, limited rights to jury trials, given away BILLIONS to the EU (to settle a dispute between Germany and France -- WTF?). Destroyed the constitution by the "reform" of the House of Lords (which acted many times to prevent over-radical actions by either party).
The UK's pensions were very well funded before Labour came to power, now we have a crisis.
Why, oh why, has it taken to voters so long to see through him? OK, the last years of Conservative government were not filled with triumph, and some time out of power was warranted, but the peccadillos of a few are trifling in comparison to the billions that have been wasted. </rant mode>
The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!
...it is for the protection and convenience and *profit* of "Big Brother". When you look at it from that point of view, everything they do makes more sense.