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What’s UP with the Security Camera’s???

Have a break in the action regarding preparation of individual tax returns for H & R Block. (btw that was a shameless plug for my biz LOL … since I have started down that path might as well encourage you to come & see me @ the District Office location up on Antioch RD in Gladstone *smile*)

Now … sorry for the deviation from my original thought pattern LOL SECURITY CAMERA’s

Sitting in the local branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library I noticed that they have installed NEW security camera’s … those little electronic half moons that would appear to house “seeing eyes” (Remember the movie “Casino” & the EYES in the SKY???) watching & recording SOMETHING. RATS, another camera is going to look at that bald spot on the top of my head grrrrr.

In quizzing library staff the reason for their need, it was explained to them by management that they were necessary to secure assets (books, CD’s, DVD’s etc) & of course provide security for patrons & staff. I can’t begin to tell you how elated I am of the thought that I might be featured in a video with the hopeful expectation that it would somehow, someway go VIRAL on YouTube LOL

Then I ran across an article on the Huffington Post entitled “

Wyoming Representatives Introduce Legislation To Videotape Teacher Performance Statewide

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/24/wyoming-representatives-i_n_813457.html)

Of course the article explains that the stated purpose for the use of camera’s is to evaluate teacher’s performance in conjunction with their job. I believe that, DON”T YOU???

Two examples are not necessarily conclusive, but it would seem that these little buggers are showing up everywhere & keeping track of a lot of information. Certainly intruding upon our privacy in the name of some noble purpose.

So it is the proverbial thingy of THEM (whoever they are) watching us pretty closely for some reason (you pick) but when the tables are turned & “WE” start watching them … interesting things happen.

Did you know that???    “In response to a flood of Facebook and YouTube videos that depict police abuse, a new trend in law enforcement is gaining popularity. In at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer.

The legal justification for arresting the "shooter" rests on existing wiretapping or eavesdropping laws, with statutes against obstructing law enforcement sometimes cited. Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland are among the 12 states in which all parties must consent for a recording to be legal unless, as with TV news crews, it is obvious to all that recording is underway. Since the police do not consent, the camera-wielder can be arrested. Most all-party-consent states also include an exception for recording in public places where "no expectation of privacy exists" (Illinois does not) but in practice this exception is not being recognized.” (Thank You, Gizmo.com)

I personally believe this is a trend that (as Barney Fife used to say on The Andy Griffith Show) has to be nipped in the bud.

I will fall back on the same logic they (whoever, once again they are LOL) use on us when we feel our privacy is being invaded.

IF THEY HAVE NOTHING ILLEGAL/WRONG (YOU NAME IT) TO HIDE, then they shouldn’t worry about it, RIGHT???

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