Where is the "Opt-out" button or list for this?
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It's bad enough that we're being watched by traffic cameras out in public and CCTV security cameras in other places, but NOW we're going to have to put up with THIS? I find it somewhat intrusive and more than a little creepy!
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This sounds more like what I envision to be the real situation. Unless the King in question is a complete despot, or perhaps so far into his dotage that his mind isn't working properly anymore, why should he care so much? Making such an issue of such trifles as the words of commoners or worse, foreigners, is unseemly at best; better to ignore it, rather than react to it and give such persons importance artificially. No, I'd also much sooner believe that the PM, or someone who has the PM's ear, is abusing an old and outdated law for their own political agenda. The real question is though, is the King paying attention enough to what's going on in his own country and/or the media, to eventually get sick and tired of his own government making a mockery of his good name and put a stop to it?
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MEMO TO ADVERTISERS: I have TIVO. I DON'T WATCH COMMERCIALS in the first place. I have AdBlock, FlashBlock, and NoScript installed in Firefox because I DO NOT WANT your damned fucking ads in my face. I ***DO NOT WANT*** your stupid fucking targeted ads in my face in PUBLIC either, so GTFO!
Volcano God unhappy! Bind and gag Sarah Palin and throw her in, then everything will be OK!
..seriously, it's a win-win situation for everyone. ;-)
From what I remember..
This sounds more like what I envision to be the real situation. Unless the King in question is a complete despot, or perhaps so far into his dotage that his mind isn't working properly anymore, why should he care so much? Making such an issue of such trifles as the words of commoners or worse, foreigners, is unseemly at best; better to ignore it, rather than react to it and give such persons importance artificially. No, I'd also much sooner believe that the PM, or someone who has the PM's ear, is abusing an old and outdated law for their own political agenda. The real question is though, is the King paying attention enough to what's going on in his own country and/or the media, to eventually get sick and tired of his own government making a mockery of his good name and put a stop to it?
The CNN story you linked to seems to imply that the King himself isn't so much the problem, as is the PM and the law as it stands.