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Wed Nov-17-04 04:17 AM
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| In Texas, 28,000 Students Test an Electronic Eye |
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In Texas, 28,000 Students Test an Electronic Eye
By MATT RICHTEL
A few schools have begun monitoring students' arrivals and departures using technology similar to that used to track livestock.
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Wed Nov-17-04 04:18 AM
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Wed Nov-17-04 04:34 AM
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| 3. I guess in a Columbine-type situation it would help keep track of them. |
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But really we're just training the docile herds of the future. Don't worry about the government injecting that tracking device- it's to keep you safe!
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Wed Nov-17-04 04:33 AM
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| 2. I think they are using 'kidnapping' fears as an excuse to get |
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Edited on Wed Nov-17-04 04:36 AM by Dover
this Orwellian nightmare into the mainstream. Using people's fears about child abduction is probably the most effective means of achieving that. Notice they aren't testing this on prisoners....?
Stuff like this and Amber Alert remind me of movies like Logan's Run.....people tracking.
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Wed Nov-17-04 05:58 AM
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| 4. Do they do this kind of crap in other countries? nt |
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