--- flopit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i just read the following: > The US > government is about to > institute a new program to recruit US citizens to > spy on each other, with > the eventual aim of having one out of every 24 > Americans quietly reporting > on their fellow citizens. (A much higher statistic > of police informant to > public ratio than that which existed in Eastern > Europe under the KGB). This > project, called Tips (Terrorist Information and > Prevention System) begins > next month - and focuses on people who have jobs > that allow them access to > other peoples homes - postal workers, utility > employees and so on.
The entire concept is very scary. In my job, we sometimes get people writing in to "snitch" on other people. In my experience, most of those who want to snitch on others tend to be malcontents with a major chip on their shoulders, or people who believe and spread every rumour they hear, or, in some cases, they're even paranoid and psychotic. They either use this type of snitch-line to get back at people they don't like, by telling false stories about them, or they are genuinely psychotic and really believe this other person is evil and out to get them. No matter what way you look at it, it's frightening. And I agree that the ones who run these things are often even scarier than the ones who do the snitching. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
