mordechaianiliewicz
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Robert Hairless said:It might be much more effective if the police simply stopped people on the streets or in cars and entered people's homes and businesses to search them thoroughly. If the people are not doing anything wrong why should they worry about it?
I still very much like the idea of starting with Chief Hurtt and other city officials. Those good people are in positions of great trust and have more capability than other people for abusing citizens. So if we catch just one of them doing something wrong it could help the city a lot. Understand that I'm not saying that Chief Hurtt or the other law enforcement people in Houston are corrupt, but just the chance that they might be doing something wrong is good reason to surveil them and their families at all times. And, let's face it, if they're not doing anything wrong why should they worry about it?
The more I think about it the more I like Chief Hurtt's idea. But it's most efficient to start with the people who have the greatest potential for criminal behavior. For example, if there had been constant surveillance of Enron's entire management they could have been prevented from swindling their shareholders and employees, and causing great harm to a lot of people by their criminal behavior. I'm all for 'round-the-clock surveillance of all corporate management and their families.
It's less efficient--and doesn't make much sense--to focus these efforts on little people who hurt just a few people before they're caught. Let's put our focus where it counts most: on the people with the greatest potential for criminal behavior that can hurt lots of people. If they're not doing anything wrong why should they worry about it?
This is a good idea whose time has come!
Here, here!
In a Republic, although we may vote on taxes, representatives, and how resources in general are to be allocated, we cannot vote on what one believes, where they choose to live, who they choose to live they're lives with, who has a right to privacy and who doesn't.
We cannot allow law enforcement to violate our rights in the excuse of public safety.
We cannot allow elected leaders to abuse some while favoring others.
The right to be free of surveillance in your own person, property, living arrangement, home is something that neither a majority, or a minority can block. If it is, everything this country is built upon will tumble and fall.