This is appalling

[kylejack]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/02/2007-10-02_bloomberg_calls_surveillancecamera_criti.html

LONDON - Mayor Bloomberg has a message for New Yorkers who don't like surveillance cameras: Get real.

"It's just ridiculous people who object to using technology," the mayor said, adding that he had not talked with anyone in London who wasn't "thrilled" at the presence of security cameras in their capital.

Someone should introduce him to a fellow named George Orwell.

 

[SeanEdwards]

Someone should introduce him to a fellow named George Orwell.

But Orwell is dead...

Oh, I get it now. That's harsh.

 

[kylejack]

But Orwell is dead...

Oh, I get it now. That's harsh.

Heh. In general, I meant that historically there have been plenty of Brits that object to government intrusion, and indeed, one of their most famous authors was sharply critical of such intrusions.

But yeah, that too.