With the Nexus system, we already have this in Canada. When flying, i stick a card in a terminal, it scans my irises, asks a few questions, and prints out a receipt to give to the official upon exiting, no questions. Super easy. Similar with Global Entry in the US. That one scans your passport and finger prints and takes a picture to present to the official who then asks a few questions...because America.
Lancaster is a sprawling desert crap hole 'ex-urb' of LA in the middle of the Antelope Valley and has gotten progressively, socially worse over the years. I should know, I lived there for 10 years. Graduated High School there 20 years ago.
What we need to do is invest this surveillance money in education, jobs, training, social services, etc. Keeping your citizens smart, happy, and working is the best way to deter crime, IMHO. Not some spy plane.
After seeing "This Film is Not Yet Rated" about the secret society of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and their professional "raters" of movies, I had to comment how superior the ESRB was because it use everyday folk on a rotation. Making this someones job, is just going to skew the content, and we'll be stuck with more and more weak crap because the review board won't let anything edgy through.
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With the Nexus system, we already have this in Canada. When flying, i stick a card in a terminal, it scans my irises, asks a few questions, and prints out a receipt to give to the official upon exiting, no questions. Super easy. Similar with Global Entry in the US. That one scans your passport and finger prints and takes a picture to present to the official who then asks a few questions...because America.
Lancaster is a sprawling desert crap hole 'ex-urb' of LA in the middle of the Antelope Valley and has gotten progressively, socially worse over the years. I should know, I lived there for 10 years. Graduated High School there 20 years ago. What we need to do is invest this surveillance money in education, jobs, training, social services, etc. Keeping your citizens smart, happy, and working is the best way to deter crime, IMHO. Not some spy plane.
You do understand the school does this as a lark each year, right? You did read the actual story?
After seeing "This Film is Not Yet Rated" about the secret society of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and their professional "raters" of movies, I had to comment how superior the ESRB was because it use everyday folk on a rotation. Making this someones job, is just going to skew the content, and we'll be stuck with more and more weak crap because the review board won't let anything edgy through.