Hypothetical Freedom
I feel that integrity and freedom of speech is often discussed as if they were hypothetical issues. As if all the terror laws since 9/11 don’t actually have any implications for the integrity of the good people of the world.
There are new laws allowing to store positions of mobile phones, putting surveillance cameras everywhere, tapping phones and so on. And every time there’s a new law we hear the same arguments. It is “naive” to think we can catch any terrorists or criminals without it. Some proponents don’t have a problem admitting that it has been, and can be, used for the wrong purposes, but still say that the new law will only be used against criminals.
I think anyone that ever opened up a history book should know better. They might be right that it will only be used against criminals, but what’s criminal tomorrow? And why the hell do these people think be put up laws to protect peoples integrity in the first place? What happens if the economy goes crashing into the ground and another Hitler enters the stage? Can’t happen? Yeah, you’re right, I’m just being naive about this…
