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Topic started on 25-10-2009 @ 05:40 PM by whaaa

LAPD's 'Orwellian' anti-terror ads creeping out viewers


rawstory.com
An ad released by the Los Angeles Police Department urging the public to participate in an anti-terror snooping program is being described by numerous observers and news sources by a single word: Creepy.

The one-and-a-half minute spot, which can be viewed below, features a multicultural line-up of speakers explaining why they participate in iWatch, a "neighborhood watch for the whole city," as the ad describes it.

"If you see, hear, or smell something suspicious, report it. Reporting is easy. Use the web or the phone," the speakers state. "A single report can lead to actions that ca
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reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 05:49 PM by starwarsisreal
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Holy s*** it's 1984 on my place already. Oh well looks like I better watch out!



reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 05:54 PM by AccessDenied
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think about the power of iwatch


let law enforcement and the experts decide


kiss your freedom, and your rights goodbye.
*cheers to nosy and meddling neighbors..a new system for you to use and abuse...
ffs.


reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 06:31 PM by whaaa
www.youtube.com...


Fair warning ATSers and especially BTSers If I detect any smells that I find offencive....

You're going down!!

And before you rag on those hip young folks on the ad....They ain't real...
just poor actors like me trying to make a living.

[edit on 25-10-2009 by whaaa]


reply posted on 25-10-2009 @ 06:46 PM by Jakes51
So now that everyone is greater Los Angeles area have been certified as confidential informants by the LAPD, does that mean they will be getting checks from the city? That last sentence was a joke, but if I were a resident of LA, I would oppose this measure by the police department. Why should the citizens do the job of the police?

Plus, the act of spying on one's neighbor is so 1930's Germany. Has everyone forgotten about the horrors of last century? It all started with concerned citizens reporting their neighbors to the authorities for perceived infractions against the state, because they were made to believe, that by reporting suspicious activity, it was their national duty. The end result led to many innocent deaths.

I'm surprised the ACLU hasn't started frothing at the mouth at this recent attempt by the LAPD to tamper with our rights to privacy? This measure should be opposed by the people of LA because it is unnecessary and could lead to something harmful for us all. Give them one inch and they will think it is okay to take that mile.

So, will this lead to people being closely watched by their neighbors and co-workers, because they worship at a Mosque, enjoy hummus and baklava, frequent hooka establishments, or seen with prayer beads, or other attributes of Middle Eastern culture? I, in no way would support this recent measure, because, I, like others, value our privacy.

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