It is only OK so long as what's considered wrong by the authorities is
actually reasonably wrong :)

Are you sure about 4 million surveillance cameras? Who has the ability
to review all of that video? Are all of those just run by the police
or is that a total of all security cameras owned by anyone? This
figure would mean something like 1 for every 10 people, right?

Sean




On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:22 PM, ivp <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:
>> Hmm, thanks for the notice, I think I will keep all my petrol station
>> receipts from now on - just in case need to proof where the untaxed
>> fuel was coming from...
>>
>> Tamas
>
> Probably not a bad idea. The program was "Road Wars" BTW. Just
> now they're doing a series of episodes in Devon and Cornwall (my
> old stomping ground) and the red diesel is described as "for mostly
> agricultural uses". An old beaten-up Beamer might sound like a
> tractor but that doesn't impress the modern copper who deals with a
> seemingly neverending tide of "numties, muppets, planks and wallies"
>
> Over the course of the series I've been surprised at how intrusive
> the authorities have become in the UK
>
> 4 million surveillance cameras, number plate recognition systems
> in police cars and on the roadside, and 1000s of speed cameras
>
> Which is all OK if you're doing nothing wrong but it's still creepy
>
> Joe
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