Sunday, November 09, 2003
You know what: I'm glad this psycho bastard has been caught. When he's convicted, I'll be willing to pull the switch. And I hope it's the one on "Old Sparky", not that pussy lethal injection machine.
But...
Does anyone think it's weird and just a little fascist that the police "tracked Humphreys electronically by locating his cellphone." I mean, what's next? Tracking chips inserted at birth, so the Government can know where we are all the time?
I can hear the argument right now: that it was ok to be able to do this to catch a criminal. However, criminal is what the Government says it is. Fine, catch murderers today. But what's next? Automatic tracking of people who criticize Hillary so it'll be easier to round them up and ship them via packed cattle car to concentration camps in Nebraska?
The implanted chip thing is coming, believe me. First off, locator technology is getting small and cheap enough. Second, what self-respecting criminal is now going to carry a cell phone? In fact, I see a rash of phonejackings coming up. I mean, if you've just murdered someone, why scruple at another to get some comm. gear.
Hey, while we're at it, why not have chips to report the presence or absence of THC, ethanol, narcotics, caffeine, nicotine. Why force companies to do piss tests? Instead, just set the world up so they can use some sort of RFID scanner to get your vitals. (And...think of the advantages this would give your insurance company! In fact, while we're at it, let's have devices to report on any genetic predispositions you might have.) And...if you do get hired, they'll be able to tell when you're at your desk, or in the bathroom, or at lunch. And if your employer isn't tracking your keystrokes, the government will be able to install tracking software and monitor your activity for a few months without telling you.
And the beauty of all this tracking technology is that it can be totally optional:
- You don't have to accept the tracking chip, you just can't have a driver's license, or a job, if you don't accept it.
- You don't have to accept an "eNarc" (TM) chip, you just can't get insurance, or a job, without one.
You'll be completely free to be an eSerf, or starve.
But...
Does anyone think it's weird and just a little fascist that the police "tracked Humphreys electronically by locating his cellphone." I mean, what's next? Tracking chips inserted at birth, so the Government can know where we are all the time?
I can hear the argument right now: that it was ok to be able to do this to catch a criminal. However, criminal is what the Government says it is. Fine, catch murderers today. But what's next? Automatic tracking of people who criticize Hillary so it'll be easier to round them up and ship them via packed cattle car to concentration camps in Nebraska?
The implanted chip thing is coming, believe me. First off, locator technology is getting small and cheap enough. Second, what self-respecting criminal is now going to carry a cell phone? In fact, I see a rash of phonejackings coming up. I mean, if you've just murdered someone, why scruple at another to get some comm. gear.
Hey, while we're at it, why not have chips to report the presence or absence of THC, ethanol, narcotics, caffeine, nicotine. Why force companies to do piss tests? Instead, just set the world up so they can use some sort of RFID scanner to get your vitals. (And...think of the advantages this would give your insurance company! In fact, while we're at it, let's have devices to report on any genetic predispositions you might have.) And...if you do get hired, they'll be able to tell when you're at your desk, or in the bathroom, or at lunch. And if your employer isn't tracking your keystrokes, the government will be able to install tracking software and monitor your activity for a few months without telling you.
And the beauty of all this tracking technology is that it can be totally optional:
- You don't have to accept the tracking chip, you just can't have a driver's license, or a job, if you don't accept it.
- You don't have to accept an "eNarc" (TM) chip, you just can't get insurance, or a job, without one.
You'll be completely free to be an eSerf, or starve.
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