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September 16, 2009, 8:01pm Report to Moderator
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City signs have a unique way of greeting people. In Issaquah, for instance, motorists are told they're entering "a special place where people care." For years, Bothell invited people to stay "for a day or a lifetime."

In Medina, a new sign bears this warning: "You Are Entering a 24 Hour Video Surveillance Area."

Cameras have recently been installed at intersections to monitor every vehicle coming into the city.

Under the "automatic license plate recognition" project, once a car enters Medina, a camera captures its license-plate number. Within seconds, the number is run through a database.



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"By actions like this, we're moving closer and closer to a surveillance society."



http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009873854_medina16m.html
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shhhhhhhh......don't let the people who govern schenectady see or hear about this.....shhhhhhhhhh


When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche


“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.”
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shhhhhhhh......don't let the people who govern schenectady see or hear about this.....shhhhhhhhhh


Don't worry, the Gazette will let them know about it...


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