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Yes, John, I think the classic 1984 Novel of George
Orwell where technology is used to survey and control the population (often
unaware of the means of surveillance) was a vast understatement about the
impact of technology. Everybody knew that despite the
manufactory's statements to the contrary that the "black boxes" in automobiles
would quite rapidly evolve from a "data collection" concept for making
automobiles safer to a tool used by the law (and insurance companies) to meet
their own objectives. So big brother has indeed arrived - actually
he's been here all along - just has better means now.
No excusing the idiot for speeding through a red light and
causing a loss of life, he got what he deserved. But, the means of his
conviction does indeed lend an air of "1984" to the event.
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Ed
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Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:45
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Off subject Auto
computers
Ed; You are right about the
computers. A guy here was accelerating at 71 mph thru a red light in a
40 mph zone and killed 2 high school girls in the intersection in a car.
The black box gave the facts, the jury gave the verdict, the judge gave the
sentence and the guy is now modeling night gowns for Bubba in the big
house. Big brother has his eyes on you.
JohnD
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