March 14, 2006, Smile for the camera
You might well be photographed by the FBI, or some other government agency, particularly if you're some pinko who opposes what the President is up to...according to documents released by the ACLU...
The events described took place in Pittsburgh, in 2002, and supposedly, the FBI agent involved destroyed the photographs when the target of surveillance didn't show up (on that last point, there's a bridge near my house that Mr. Roebling designed... perhaps you'd like to buy it?)
Tip of the iceberg, folks. In a "L'Etat C'est moi" ethos, this sort of thing will happen... a lot...
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Back when the Nixon administration photographed demonstartors, columnist Mike Royke had a great answer to those who say "If ya ain't doin' nothin' wrong, whatcha worried about?" - a phrase we've heard more of recently. Whenever somebody called Royko to say that, he'd ask the person's name. The caller would hesitate, and tell him. Then Royko would ask the caller's address. And age. And what school he went to. And so on. Amazingly, these people would suddenly turn into big advocates of personal privacy! At least until they hung up.
Posted by Middle Aged Artillery Veteran at March 15, 2006 10:01 AM