The Surveillance State and the Miliitarization of the Police

Dealing with "The Surveillance State" is easier than you think.
Back in the early 90's there was a cliche for emails.
"Never say or send anything you are not willing to see on the front page of the New York Times."
This now applies to all electronic communications, without exception.
Moscow Rules are in effect.

Me? I have nothing to say to anyone that is the least bit interesting...to anybody! LOL

In the mall lobby I get folks that are upset that we can no longer trust the government and "THEY are watching us!!!111!!!"

Chill, stay frosty, be cool. The stuff you send, the sites you visit are only going to be used IF they decide in the future something you are doing then is unacceptable to them (yes, it could be almost anything and retroactive laws are easily passed despite the Constitution). THEN your entire electronic history will be reinterpreted to support their case against you. Tough times, man. Suck it up. FIDO.
Is it outrageous? Hell Yes. But you are soooo last century, when America was mostly free.

HAHAHA, you want me to join your militia? LMFAO, 1 in 5 members you 'trust with your life' are government informants. Go away, no, really, you're bothering me. Move along.

As to the argument "If you are not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't mind."
or my favorite "You can trust the government not to misuse personal information."

1. What is not wrong today, may be "wrong" tomorrow.
2. Everyone should MYOB. LOL...we humans don't do that well.
3. Government people are routinely proven to be looking up personal information in government "confidential" databases and using the info for personal, salacious, political or criminal reasons. The Obamacare databases will be exciting to watch as they are misused.

To those who don't think the new tech of state surveillance is a likely problem: check just this one of many articles available.

I am close to being like L. Neil Smith's friend, just not as smart.
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The Militarization of the Police
Simple: You are the enemy or close enough to the enemy not to matter. The police can only trust themselves (except for that idiot in 3rd Squad and the Brass). They work for the retirement package, not for you. Officer Friendly died long ago. RIP.

Their going home tonight and eventually retiring are the ONLY important things.

Remember too that they are young and went to modern schools that teach political correctness, not civics. So they are way more cynical than you imagine.

STFU, cooperate and pay your taxes or else! Sad times my friends.