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    Big Brother Street Light Talks to You

    New intelligent big brother street light / lamp post watches you, records your conversations, takes your picture, and warns you to watch your step ...OR ELSE !!!

    I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.

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    It's just as bad as sticking a CCTV camera on every street corner to watch you.....this is more covert and a little creepy

    I'll pass thanks .....
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    Well, as long as it's for the children ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by VE7DCW View Post
    It's just as bad as sticking a CCTV camera on every street corner to watch you.....this is more covert and a little creepy

    I'll pass thanks .....
    Yeah, but you never know. You may be walking down a street one night and a lamp post might just start talking to you... And it may expect an answer... The question I have is, I never talked to a lamp post before. I don't know what to say to a lamp post.

    This is more than just a little creepy...It's very creepy. What is even more creepy is that government agencies are throwing money at this.

    P.S. In the old days the local kids would have shot them out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post

    P.S. In the old days the local kids would have shot them out.
    now that would get them sent to gitmo and labeled a terrorist
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    Quote Originally Posted by W2IBC View Post
    now that would get them sent to gitmo and labeled a terrorist
    Or something to the effect of ruining their lives FOREVER! No jobs for pole offenders.

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    Everyone here does realize, that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy whilst in public space, right?

    This is no different than having a police officer on each corner.
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    And to think, it used to be if you were spotted having a conversation with a street lamp, either you were thought to be drunk, or off your meds.
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    Just think of the implications of that line from The 59th Street Bridge Song:


    Hello lamp post, what you knowing?

    I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't tell you that. It would jeopardize the mission.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post
    Everyone here does realize, that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy whilst in public space, right?

    This is no different than having a police officer on each corner.
    No, a police officer on the corner is acceptable and far more effective. This crap is not going to prevent street crime. My guess is that they will install them in certain sections of some of the more densly populated towns and cities, such as near parks or town squares or the village commons. Over time it will break down due to lack or maintenance and the overall effect of the elements. Soon after it will be torn out and tossed into the city dump but not till after the taxpayers paid for this garbage and the owners of the company that made it have laughed their way to the bank. Do we really need this junk ? We've got real problems in this country and this is the best they can do is to shove this shit down peoples throats ?

    True, in public they may have a right to photograph you, film you, record your conversation, track your path, give you your marching orders through a street light and expect you to obey and respond verbally to that lamp post. However, it is pretty sick when you live in a society that has so much mistrust and contempt for its citizenry that it implement this kind of crap on a grand scale. This will only serve to raise public mistrust, apathy,and hatred of government and create a more vengeful society.
    Last edited by n2ize; 03-15-2012 at 11:02 AM.
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