Category Archives: GovernmentSurveillance Society We live in an age of observation. Everyone has surveillance cameras watching you. Most people never notice them, but they’re quite ubiquitous. You can’t pump gas, use an ATM or buy a hotdog at a convenience store without appearing on a video camera. It seems that the only people who don’t have cameras…
Death of a Deputy After the recent murder of Deputy Brandon Coates, the Orlando Sentinel is pushing for dashboard cameras in the Orange County Sheriff vehicles. Scott Maxwell questioned the notion in his blog after another recent murder of cab driver Nelvil Joseph. Mears, like many other taxi companies around the country, has video cameras…
For the last 20 years, I’ve heard stories about commuter rail coming to Orlando. One group wanted it, another one didn’t. Everyone wanted the federal government to pay for it. Sometimes the money appeared forthcoming, and then people couldn’t meet the deadlines to get the grant. One plan called for the rail to travel between lanes of Interstate 4.
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