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Originally posted by VoidHawk
reply to post by Wonderer2012
I think we just havent seen the police state YET. When it kicks in is when all the present surveilance will be used.
When we realise that our police force IS being privatised (its happening now) then what you see in the vid below becomes significant. Theres HUNDREDS like this one. I just picked it from the many that are there.
Thanks for including the vid in your post below, I hadn't seen that before. Watching part 2 now.
Originally posted by detachedindividual
reply to post by Wonderer2012
The police could have done more to stop the riots in the UK last year, but they chose not to. There are several reasons for this...
1. The police do not want their funding to be cut. By allowing this to escalate they had justification to demand more resources and power for themselves.
2. The government used this as an opportunity to -
a) Scare the public from protesting
b) Justify the militarization of policing in the UK
c) Increase security measures in London - they immediately had a mobile steel wall available to deploy at the first sign of protest after the riots, as if they "knew" what was coming and had it in manufactured already
d) Increase monitoring and infiltration of peaceful protest groups like Occupy
People forget one thing, we all know that the € is dead already. There is no possible way the IMF and their donor nations can afford to bail out Greece again, and Spain, let alone France, Ireland or Portugal. Greece or Spain will need a bailout in the coming months, but together they are an impossibility, that will mark the end of the €. When you have so many countries collapsing at once, it will lead to a global collapse the likes of which we have NEVER seen.
It really would be economic Armageddon.
I wish we had a comprehensive list of all the actions our governments are taking to remove our rights and freedoms, because they really are shocking. This is speeding up right now because they know the collapse is on the way. They think they are doing it for national security, but in reality they know there will be revolutions all over the world - they are trying to secure themselves.
Our nations are becoming dictatorships by design. They created an economic system that is on the cusp of imploding, and they are terrified of what that will mean for them.
They will monitor and restrict internet usage. They are already restricting the news broadcasting (even Reuters claimed the May Day protests were "a dud" before having to back down through public assault). They are actively protecting Murdoch because they need him in place to support their propaganda.
There is far too much all happening at once for it to even remotely be considered coincidental. This is a full on attack on the freedoms of the people by every government, and they are doing it to stop the revolution when the economic system fully implodes.
Originally posted by ProRipp
So your calling me a liar ?
Originally posted by ProRipp
I have seen it with my own eyes written on Police vehicles in my town !
Originally posted by ProRipp
They used to be called PoliceMEN and PoliceWOMEN !
Now they are Police OFFICERS !
Originally posted by ProRipp
You need a reality check Stu mate !
Originally posted by ProRipp
There are so many stupid statutes now all designed to seperate you from that you deem of value ! MONEY !
Originally posted by ProRipp
Put your bins out on the wrong day ? FINED !
Originally posted by ProRipp
Drop a cjgarette butt ? FINED !
Originally posted by ProRipp
etc etc etc !
Originally posted by Wonderer2012
people can be arrested without charge or trial and locked away.
Originally posted by VoidHawk
reply to post by Wonderer2012
I think it was my bad on choice of vid, its late and I just linked to one that looked appropriate. I agree with what you are saying in general, but I personaly feel its all in place, when the time is right it will happen
Originally posted by stumason
Originally posted by ProRipp
reply to post by Wonderer2012
Considering we in the UK are the most surveiled nation in the world why worry ?
Americans fear ending up like us !
Peace
A total myth, this. I suppose you'll chirp in with the old "300 times a day" nonsense next. 95% of all CCTV in the UK is privately owned, such as in garages, shops or homes and is not monitored in any way, unless the Police request footage after an event.
You will be surprised to know that cities such as New York and Chicago have far more CCTV camera's controlled by the authorities than London.
Despite the revelation that there are almost one million fewer CCTV cameras in the UK than previously thought, Britain still appears to have far more watchful eyes trained on its population than other countries.
One of the most dramatic revelations is that both the Shetland Islands Council and Corby Borough Council - among the smallest local authorities in the UK - have more CCTV cameras than the San Francisco Police Department.