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If this is true, this is some fucked up shit right here, my brothers.
More grist for Stogie's mill I guess.
Britain To Put CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes
By Charlie Sorrel August 3, 2009 | 8:36 am | Categories: Cameras
As an ex-Brit, I€™m well aware of the authorities€™ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the governments latest plan: to install Orwell€™s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
£400 million ($668 million) will be spend on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the kids are doing their homework, going to bed early and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes. The government€™s €œchildren€™s secretary€ Ed Balls is behind the plan, which is aimed at problem, antisocial families. The idea is that, if a child has a more stable home life, he or she will be less likely to stray into crime and drugs.
It gets worse. The government is also maintaining a private army, incredibly not called €œThought Police€, which will €œbe sent round to carry out home checks,€ according to the Sunday Express. And in a scheme which firmly cements the nation€™s reputation as a €œnanny state€, the kids and their families will be forced to sign €œbehavior contracts€ which will €œset out parents€™ duties to ensure children behave and do their homework.€
And remember, this is the left-wing government. The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, batting for the conservatives, thinks these plans are €œtoo little, and too late,€ implying that even more obtrusive work needs to be done. Rumors that a new detention center, named Room 101, is being constructed inside the Ministry of Love are unconfirmed.
More grist for Stogie's mill I guess.
Britain To Put CCTV Cameras Inside Private Homes
By Charlie Sorrel August 3, 2009 | 8:36 am | Categories: Cameras
As an ex-Brit, I€™m well aware of the authorities€™ love of surveillance and snooping, but even I, a pessimistic cynic, am amazed by the governments latest plan: to install Orwell€™s telescreens in 20,000 homes.
£400 million ($668 million) will be spend on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in the homes of private citizens. Why? To make sure the kids are doing their homework, going to bed early and eating their vegetables. The scheme has, astonishingly, already been running in 2,000 family homes. The government€™s €œchildren€™s secretary€ Ed Balls is behind the plan, which is aimed at problem, antisocial families. The idea is that, if a child has a more stable home life, he or she will be less likely to stray into crime and drugs.
It gets worse. The government is also maintaining a private army, incredibly not called €œThought Police€, which will €œbe sent round to carry out home checks,€ according to the Sunday Express. And in a scheme which firmly cements the nation€™s reputation as a €œnanny state€, the kids and their families will be forced to sign €œbehavior contracts€ which will €œset out parents€™ duties to ensure children behave and do their homework.€
And remember, this is the left-wing government. The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling, batting for the conservatives, thinks these plans are €œtoo little, and too late,€ implying that even more obtrusive work needs to be done. Rumors that a new detention center, named Room 101, is being constructed inside the Ministry of Love are unconfirmed.
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