From: Ad 

Geo. wrote:
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:46617873$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> But the vast majority of 4,000 people surveyed in 2005 said they
>> believed that tapping phones, opening mail and following terror
>> suspects were a price worth paying to stay safe, according to British
>> Social Attitudes Report - an annual survey released in January.
>>
>> Some 81 percent thought tapping telephones and opening mail were
>> prices worth paying. For terrorism suspects, 80 percent supported
>> electronic tagging.
>
> What a great way to shut up the masses, publish some bogus survey. Never
> mind that the 4000 people they asked were involved in law enforcement..
>
> I continue to believe that the only way a society can exist with this
> sort of "watchful government" is if everyone has access to the phone
> taps, cameras, and databases. The public requires this level of access
> to be able to watch the watchers.
>
> Geo.

People have always shown a preference for Bentham's Panopticon so long as
it keeps em safe.

& it's what will happen anyway.


Adam

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