Came across this nice little gem today thanks to Google News: Washington Post - "Police turn to secret weapon". The article covers the usual Orwellian theme behind it but wraps it up in things we all want 'fixed' in our neighborhood. I don't want rapists or murders running around my neighborhood freely causing havoc.
But I also don't want Johnny Law deciding when and against whom to use this technique against, either. On the one hand it appeals to the geek in me - using technology to catch criminals. On the other hand (the liberal left hand?) I don't want any government deciding it should 'illegally track' potential criminals. On the other hand, I pay taxes (lots of them) and I want more police in my very neighborhood, which my neighborhood apparently cannot afford.
Damn.
What do *you* think about this? Read the article and then drop me a note.
