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Monday, August 21, 2006
Surveillance cameras in Germany now more politically correct than they used to be When a judge ordered that a Lebanese student be held in connection with the recent discovery of suitcase bombs aboard trains heading for Dortmund and Koblenz, an intricately built house of cards fell down. Terrorism, like bird flu it seems, can happen here after all. And the fact that the bombing suspect was arrested after being identified on surveillance footage doesn’t help matters, either. Traditional concerns about citizen’s rights are suddenly being asked to ride in the back seat, leaving an awful taste in a lot of ever-concerned, politically correct mouths out there. As Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble aptly put it, “We don’t know anymore who is living among us.” And in order to get to know these unknowns better, native political parties usually self-righteously outraged about such matters are now falling all over themselves to show understanding for the necessity of increased use of surveillance cameras in this day and age of high-insecurity. Voters appear to have suddenly become more flexible in these matters and elections must be coming up again or something. So let the surveillance begin! Or let it continue or whatever. And good luck catching the second suspect still out there while you’re at it. Come visit me at Observing Hermann... Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Clarsonimus at 2:24 PM |
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