Besides, don’t worry, dear citisenc of USA, you are already beeing watched. It’s about a quarter of the soviet surveilance.
Ops, I shouldn’t have written that. Now the foregin department of the US kidnaps me, and our government shushes the media and jails my family. Bad for diplomacy if that kind of stuff got out…
]]>I agree that the children should be watched, but that’s taking it too far. You don’t need to report things like affection. The only things that should be reported are if your child’s being bullied, or if they’re the one doing it, or fights.
I don’t understand why they think they have the right to watch our children and report on every little thing that doesn’t appeal to them.
]]>I have sympathy for the two victims. Contempt for the misuse of the abuse of the security system in that school… and this is abuse. And a general sense of sadness over the willingness for people to think this sort of invasion is a good thing.
]]>Hear hear! And this school in washington feels as strongly as you do about this; that’s why they’re sending all that video of kids smoking on the back porch to the parents of those kids. Because health is Very Important. Also, all the straight kids kissing and groping each other in the halls? Their parents are getting video in the mail too, of course; in fact, there’s a constant stream of videos going back to parents from this noble high school administration. It’s practically in the porn business! It’s not just the gay kids whose parents get the special surveillance video. Surely not. This isn’t about homophobia, it’s about health! They even have a few upskirt cams just to make sure the girls are keeping their underpants on! Hey, if you’re doing what you’re supposed to, you have nothing to hide!
I really think there’s a better answer, though; parents should hook their children up with wearable computers and watch them 24-7. Teenagers are their parents’ property, after all, and parents have a right to make sure their kids grow up up to be exactly the way they want them to be. Sure, it might be a bit time-consuming to watch constant video of your 15 year old chewing on a pencil and picking his nose, but it’s worth it if you can make sure the kid grows up straight healthy. It’s just like using a baby monitor! And it’s good preparation, because future employers and the government will surely want to watch him at all times too!
Yes, I think this surveillance culture is on its way to creating a healthy, well-adjusted society.
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