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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 12:32 PM
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Big Brother: I'm Talking To YOU!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=405477&in_page_id=1770

Big Brother is not only watching you - now he's barking orders too. Britain's first 'talking' CCTV cameras have arrived, publicly berating bad behaviour and shaming offenders into acting more responsibly.

The system allows control room operators who spot any anti-social acts - from dropping litter to late-night brawls - to send out a verbal warning: 'We are watching you'. More...

This is coming to town near you in Amerika. :scared: :scared:
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intaglio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:54 PM
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1. This is nothing
Here there are cameras that watch you speeding and display your car number with a warning - not a picture of your car number the machine actually reads it and puts out the warning automatically

There same technology is used to track those who have not paid road tax or do not have insurance

There is a move to have cameras that time your average speed over a journey and send you a fine if the average is too fast

A car number can be entered into certain systems and automatically flag up an alert whenever that vehical passes a camera

Soon nearly every mile of Britains motorways (freeways), and A roads (interstates) will be covered by cameras

You think YOU are frightened?

Me I live here and I totally think that the UK government is the most wonderful, freedom loving, responsible, caring, loving, upright and law abiding respecter of human rights that has ever existed in the entire world

:sarcasm:
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:01 PM
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2. I will moon any security camera that talks to me
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obreaslan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:07 PM
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3. That website is great!!!
Thanks. As you can see from my signature, I am quite aware how often we all appear on video each day...



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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 08:13 PM
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8. I guess we need to start acting up
A little reality tv. :)
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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:24 PM
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5. Wow, that's great web site!!!
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 08:09 PM
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6. Doesn't it just inspire you to do a performance of your own?
I could see someone confessing to every crime or telling their life story to the spy cam. Asking it questions. Falling in love with one. The possibilities are endless. And kind of fun to contemplate.

:evilgrin:
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EnviroBat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:13 PM
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4. Time for a camera smashing rampage...
I believe that if we were to have this kind of problem here, rogue bands of vandals would be having a field-day with smashing the survellence devices to bits, and I'd probably be right there with them...
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Generator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 08:12 PM
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7. You Lefties always got something to hide
Otherwise, why the big stink? Sounds like a helpful public service announcement. Can we get one that stops teenage girls from snapping gum in your ear, or possibly those "rap" kids from those pants they wear? It would be a blessing.
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