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this story in a British paper, it talks about the LA sheriff department's testing of a drone spy plane, similar to those used by intel agencies though not as advanced, and whose purpose is to provide a cheaper alternative to helicopters. What is really amusing is a typical lib argument against this:
"A helicopter can be seen and heard and one can make behaviour choices based on that," said Beth Givens of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. "Do we really want to live in a society where our backyard barbecues will be open to police scrutiny?"
Police say the concerns are unwarranted because everybody is already under surveillance.
"You shouldn't be worried about being spied on by your government," said Commander Heal. "These days you can't go anywhere without a camera watching you, whether you're in a grocery store or walking down the street."
Besides the police response which was accurate as to the prevalence of surveillance already existing, it is utterly comical that garbage such as that in bold above in that woman's statement is used. As if one has a right to be aware of surveillance so that one can make a "behaviour choice" not to commit a crime at that time, but to wait for opportunities when one isn't being watched. Or maybe she just thinks they are waiting to catch her firing up a joint in her backyard.
andy et. al.: you're being watched!