Re: Weasels vs. transparancy / traffic cameras

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Mon May 22 2000 - 10:12:44 MDT

>>> Suicide rate is higher in societies with greater surveillance
>>> and repression, but what about societies with greater surveillance
>>> and *less* repression?

>> no such animal.
 
> From the descriptions of the Brits on the list, sounds like the
> UK might qualify.
> -Zero

The UK doesn't qualify as a free country at all anymore given
their recent total abandonment of free speech rights. I'm sure
there are former Soviet republics now where you are more likely
to be free to publish without fear of censorship. 

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