Manhattan 1984

Etherwalk writes "The New York Times is reporting on developments in the quest to charge driving fees for all vehicles headed below 86th Street in Manhattan. Notably absent from any part of the discussion is that a record is made of every car or truck that enters, together with the vehicle ownership information and the date and time of travel — either as part of EZ-Pass or in license-plate photos taken for subsequent billing."

Comments

Re:Good

[Anonymous Coward]

And here we get the fatal flaw of democracy: dumb people.

Catching up

[AmiMoJo]

As a British subject, it's nice to see our American allies catching up in the war on citizens^H^H^H^H^H^H terror.

George Orwell is one of the greatest British heroes to ever live, and now his ideas are spreading around the world. This must surely be England's finest hour.

Re:Funny

[Anonymous Coward]

s/\ suspect/body/

Re:London 1984? ;)

[FireFury03]

Now you too can look forward to people using fake license plates to avoid charges

I'm especially amused by the people walking around London with car number plates printed across their T-shirts (yes, the cameras do pick them up and charge people.) Unlike displaying a fake plate on your car, wearing a T-shirt with a number plate printed on it is not illegal.

Re:who wants to go there?

[Anonymous Coward]

Manhattan is full of niggers

Clearly you meant "the working class", and you're correct. Manhattan is full of working class individuals who clearly have an interest past that of which is providing the employment. If you meant otherwise, then your conflation of racial division with division in class and/or earning potential is the point of discussion, at which point any rational individual would have to disagree with your assessment.

Actually, I'm fairly certain he was referring to colored folks. Apparently, he doesn't care for 'em.

Re:What?

[adam613]

Have you ever actually driven a car in Manhattan? I'd hardly call it a luxury.

Re:Notably absent?

[nowhere.elysium]

I find myself wondering why there isn't a "WTF?" moderator tag...

Re:Awesome!

[Anonymous Coward]

an escape goat

Marvellous.

Re:So what?

[CmdrGravy]

Ha ! I live in the Midlands not London, I've never even been to London and I don't give a stuff how much you're paying for driving around or whether your poxy businesses are managing to attract a sufficient number of lardy southern pansies to make a profit.

Fitzrovia, Westminister CC, who cares - it all sounds like nonce talk to me so why don't you to just cut out this girly cat fighting and give each other a big slobbery kiss on the lips like you're obviously both gagging to do, you damn southern pansies.

Re:papers, please

[Lemmeoutada Collecti]

Divorced, none of them, and just about anyone, in that order. Any other questions?