All the c.c.t.v. cameras, speed cameras, i.d. cards. and new laws affecting our right to protest. leads me to believe our freedom is being eroded. however nobody seems too bothered about it all. why?
2006-10-21 07:38:43 · 16 answers · asked by ryan s 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Trust me....i am from another country where we don`t have all this technology....and in fact it is helping to prevent crime and people doing bad things...if we just had half of what your country had i wouldn`t be here...you have a beautiful country and allot of freedom....stop bitching and look around you and stop thinking about yourself for one moment and you will see there is allot more out there than c.c.t.v. and all that crap. Be glad your country still gives a **** about you and your well-being!!!!
2006-10-21 07:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by jjfourie1979 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Freedom, what freedom. The only freedom we get now is going into the country and taking advantage of the access code. You are right about the cameras. They are a good thing though. It reduces crime. We don't need ID cards just get rid of the immigrants. The only reason ID cards are being introduced is to clear up the mess the government made with immigration. Scotland is still a great place to live though. Much better than England, lol.
2006-10-21 14:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Halox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do you, how would you and how can you define what you mean by the word, in all it means to you, "Freedom" !
Example ~
In spite of CC TV cameras, ID, Passport etc etc, you are still FREE, as long as you do not infringe those Laws which basically REQUIRE people to NOT behave in an 'anti-socially' way - which includes destruction / damage / defacing etc public and private property.
You / We, are all free to do these things, but accept that before doing so, we know that if caught we will pay the price for it. So you are free, free to play The Game, or not.
If you want to damage, destroy, deface etc your own property, then fine ....you are free to do so (as long as you don't disturb your neighbours in the process).
A woman I worked with some years back had to leave her flat every so often to sleep (during the day - we worked nights together) because the guy above her would leave his record player on (LOUD) and which continually played the same record all day.
She complained (I think to the Council, but maybe it was the Police!) who went and spoke with this 'Gent.' He in turn played the 'Race Card,' saying he left it on as company for his dog, and that 'she was complaining because he was Black.'
He was taken aback when she went and saw him and he discovered that his complainant was Black too ~ though he insisted on his Freedom and his Right to behave like that ...and that her Right to sleep without disturbance was not his problem - or something like that.
On the other hand, if I were a criminal, would having an ID card actually 'stop' me from being one?
Personally, I don't want an ID card, I don't want to have to pay for the privilege of having one either. It is only a couple of steps away from having an 'implant' (and they can be done) that would allow 'Authority' to track us, should they decide to do so for some reason known only to themselves.
Sash.
2006-10-24 12:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by sashtou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The freedom that you seek is a state of mind... you are allowing yourself to see the worst in everything that moves us forward, like technology. And yes, there will always be those who try to use it badly, but, this is Britain, and we don't let it happen long enough to cause us serious unrest. We'll vote them out as soon as we get wind of anything too dodgy, it's called democracy!
Britain is the most open and free country in the world, where else could we say the things we say about it all and moan and not get arrested, or placed on a list for future watching?
I've always been outspoken, always been free, always been outside the norm' in everything I say and do, and because I stay within the law and never break it, I'm likely seen as just a little odd or eccentric, not subversive.
If you are not breaking any laws, not treating others badly, not up to devious activities, then why worry... just object when they try to chip and pin you, or try to make you denounce whatever faith is yours, since I most decidedly will;-)
Otherwise, no problems here... I thank God every day I was born so free and born in England!
2006-10-21 15:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believe me you have more than freedom in the UK, I was in London two months ago and observed how all these Muslims protest against England, the country that open the doors to them, it is incredible, now the cameras, id cards are necessary for the security of the Country, imagine without them, they will destroy the UK.. cyb
2006-10-21 14:55:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom is "exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence. " (Websters). It is therefore a negative, in the sense that it requires that people do not coerce you. I do not mean "Exemption from necessity, in choice and action" (also websters) which a human cannot be. 'Freedom from starvation' is earned by mankind, it must be created, it is a positive. Prior to the use of technology (and I mean any technology including spears etc.) mankind had no more 'freedom' in this sense than Free speech is primarily political in nature and should be both protected and promoted by those in power. In other words, if someone wishes to voice a political opinion, under no circumstances should that opinion be suppressed, be it in a private or public setting. Likewise, government should be required to make sure that this opinion, whatever it might be, is given a platform for expression to be financed, in part, by those in disagreement with the opinion.
2006-10-21 16:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by JFAD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have more freedom than almost any other country in the world, name another that has more? As far a cameras in public places, this is a neccessary evil. It is unfortunate that we have people in this world that are willing to kill innocent people and destroy property and infrastructure for any misguided cause they may have. Cameras provide a means of monitoring events to track down these people, cameras have been instrumental in finding and procecuting these people. The cameras are not there to catch you picking your nose, they are there however for your safety. Botton line is, if you think there is a better place maybe you should consider moving there.
2006-10-21 15:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by lobo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's becoming like that in the film 'V for Vendetta'. Overall, there is alot of self gain in things such as c.c.t.v cameras (someone may rob your car one day), speed cameras (A car that would have hit and killed you may have slowed down due to a speed camera sign) etc. It's bitter sweet, I am bothered, but I also can see the benefits.
2006-10-27 09:45:37 · answer #8 · answered by l0bster_quadrille 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With biometric passports. Body searches at airports. CCTV. Microchips in your rubbish bins to see how much we can be charged for the waste we dispose of. Identity Cards which are going to cost x billions to introduce and are not exactly secure.
Our so called freedom is eroding fast.
2006-10-27 18:22:50 · answer #9 · answered by dunfie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We no longer have freedom in the UK. I have lived in many places, and this is the only one where I have been bombarded with stupid laws, spied on constantly, and never feel safe because of all the drunken thugs and terrorists. It is the worst of all worlds: no privacy or freedom, while the government does nothing to deal with the violent elements that you don't find in other countries.
2006-10-21 14:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Bob M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋