Posted by Neredbojias on 03/23/06 23:00

With neither quill nor qualm, Connie Pierce quothed:

> >....A video camera on a public street corner isn't any different from
> > a police officer standing there watching you...or anyone else standing
> > there watching you for that matter...it's out in public.
>
> Absolutely true . . .

Bullshit. The naivety of that opinion will not do your progeny (-if
any) any good at all.

> we're in the middle of a big controversy here
> because the city/county wants to put in video cameras to discourage
> Spring Breakers from doing some of their obnoxious (not all of them,
> but enough) crap.
>
> It's become divided into a "party" issue - the Reps in favor of and the
> Libs against.

Well that's no surprise. Republicans are always in favor of "family
values". <derisive laugh>

> We've already had Libs threaten to call in the ACLU over
> it (invasion of privacy) while the average citizen (not including
> tourists/Spring Breakers) thinnk it's a good idea.

Oops, hold on there. You are assuming that today's "average citizen"
_can_ think in the first place. There has been some question regarding
this in recent times, particularly after they re-elected Bush.

> Personally, I figure if you're in public, you're in full view of others
> (some of whom, esp with the video camera industry the way it is now,
> may be filming you). I figure "what's the difference?" If you
> re doing something stupid or funny but not a crime, the people who are
> more likely to use that "against" you are the common citizen with their
> HandyCam (America's Funniest??).

Would there be any difference if _every cubic inch_ of so-called "public
space" was video-recorded 24/7?

> I don't think it's too far of a stretch to act in public like you
> *were* being recorded . . .

That isn't the idea. The real goal is for people to act decently.

> you're certainly being mental recorded
> here (such a small town - you can't fart without someone guessing what
> you had for dinner). So if you don't fix wedgies, pick your nose or
> otherwise act the ass in public, you have nothing to worry about.
>
> Also, a problem that we've had with the SB - just FYI, is public sex
> after hours in front of bars, strip clubs and the like. The majority of
> the locals are wet blankets and are mad about it . . .

The real problems you have are your politicians and non-partisan
delusions.

--
Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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