by kilroy » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:43 am
i think the concern most people have is that surveillance cameras, etc, will be set up under the guise of providing security, only to be used for more dubious activities such as blackmail, or that the gov't will suddenly start passing laws like caning people for spitting chewing gun out on the sidewalk. anybody want to live in singapore?
obviously, there has to be a balance between freedom and security. where people disagree is where the balance should be.
remember the book 'johnny got his gun'? remember when good 'ol johnny was musing about freedom?
'you tell a man he can't kill, and you take away some of his freedom.'
there's quite a bit more to the quote, but the passage is quite thought-provoking. those who have read the book may know the part i'm talking about. i'd quote a bit more of it if my copy wasnt half the world away.
when they ask how you feeling
you tell em you feeling like something important died screaming
you tell em you feeling like something even more important arrived breathing
something you should probably try feeding