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Robin highlights the way the police in London are encouraging people to view photographers with suspicion. Worrying.
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April 20, 2008 10:48 PM | Reply
When I saw these adverts, my first thought was of 1984, where children turn their parents in to the secret police for undesirable behavior. It chilled me.
I'm sure whoever came up with this campaign thought it was a good idea - keep the public vigilant. Unfortunately it smacks of witch-hunting, paranoia, and a loss of freedom of expression/speech.
It's very similar to the 'loose talk costs lives' propaganda posters during WWII. At the time, thanks to Enigma, there were no spies in England, and the government knew it. However, it doesn't hurt to keep the public paranoid and divided. A frightened public is a placid public.
The direction this country is being taken worries me.