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Originally Posted by bmussatti
OK, so you bought a hot dog, and they have you on "tape". So what? How is your privacy invaded? And, if you did order the "white bean taco" and they handed you a gram of cocaine, would you have taken it? I don't think so.
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Hi,
You seem to be missing the point here. It's not the fact that I am on Tape, it's that I am on a
Gov't. Tape as a potential
Bad Guy and without my prior knowledge or consent. There doesn't have to be any more material damage than that.
I went to buy some food, a normal, legal, everyday activity. I have the right to expect that my Gov't. isn't watching my day-to-day activities. Sure, if I went to a McDonald's or Supermarket, I could just as easily ended up on tape, but, these establishments post a notice (albeit often in an inconspicuous place) that there is surveillance and I can choose whether or not I want to patronize them. And, they are not the Gov't., that's a
Big distinction. I don't own McDonald's or the Supermarket, but I am one of the owners of my Gov't. and Country.
The Right to Privacy was not given to me. As confirmed by the Founding Fathers, this Right is
inalienable and is mine simply because I exist here as a Citizen. It cannot be Granted, I
own this Right. It cannot be taken away, unless I (or a majority of my fellow citizens) agree to relinquish it. In the case of the EDRs,
I choose not to relinquish it! At least without voicing my opposition and doing all I can to oppose it.
I am not satisfied that this technology is needed to either make my life better or safer. It doesn't prevent a guy from speeding and running me down in a Crosswalk, it merely records the fact that he did. Is this justification enough? Well, most drivers will stop and for those who Hit-and-Run? Well, they catch waay more of them than get away, so I don't see the benefit. Could there be some benefits? Perhaps. But, I feel the detriments outweigh the benefits by a long shot...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
PS As to your query would I accept the
White Bean Taco? No! Twenty years ago...???
