chasfm11 wrote:Let's take this in the completely opposite direction.
We all understand that the recidivisim rate on CONVICTED criminals is very high. Let's tag and track all of them that aren't in prision, with the penalty that if the tracking device is ever lost or altered, they go back to prison. Inject the RFID device under their skin or something else that is going to make it hard to remove.
When society, the ACLU and the courts accept that, then let's talk about tracking INNNOCENT people.
This is the same logic that we use at border crossings. Honest, normal people who want to enter or leave the US are subjected to all manner of evil under the guise of "protecting the country". The guy who wants to crawl under the fence a couple of miles away is completely ignored. We allow thousands across the border, have pictures of them doing the crossing and double the number of people inspecting at the approved crossings to harrass those whose intent is to obey the law and cross correctly. I've got to be tracked closely if I leave and re-enter the US. Twelve million illegals don't have any tracking at all. It is OK for teams of guys to haul bushels of marijuana across the border on their backs but heaven forbid that I should buy an extra bottle of wine in Canada.
By jove, I think he's got it.
